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Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park from directly overhead

Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Mount Saint Helena stands 1,319 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bale Grist Mill, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

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Coordinates38.54121, -122.50913
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Schramsberg Winery Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
  • Lyman Park: 3.2 mi
  • Jacob Meily Park: 3.5 mi
  • Stonesbridge Park: 3.6 mi
  • Crane Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 40
  • Bale Grist Mill: 0.0 mi
  • Beringer Vineyards: 2.6 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Window Tree: 4.8 mi
  • Belleau Field Vineyard Lease: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Castello di Amorosa: 2.2 mi
  • The Rhine House: 2.7 mi
  • Cross on the Hill: 8.2 mi
  • G.A.R. Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Memorial Rose Grove: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Native American Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 4.5 mi
  • Le Jardin: 6.5 mi
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 6.5 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 9.1 mi
Museums: 32
Picnic sites: 12
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 6.5 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 6.5 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 6.5 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Linda Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 10.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelenaNW 323°1,319 m11.1 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakNW 324°1,220 m9.9 mi
Goat Roost RockNW 323°984 m12.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 350°906 m6.9 mi
Three PeaksN 8°872 m5.1 mi
Table MountainN 351°857 m9.7 mi
Flag PeakNNW 329°841 m12.5 mi
Old BaldyN 3°836 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5920:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255596470727270645549
Precip in6.56.75.02.01.30.30.00.00.11.73.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Helena, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California sweetshrub220 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail111 obs
  • Diogenes' lantern87 obs
  • Bobcat79 obs
  • California buckeye71 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard63 obs
  • Warrior's Plume62 obs
  • giant white wakerobin59 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/40117917

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