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Benicia City Park

Benicia City Park from directly overhead

Benicia City Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the First Protestant Church in California, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

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What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.05393, -122.15739
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Site of the First Protestant Church in California: 0.0 mi
  • Benicia Seminary: 0.1 mi
  • World War I memorial: 0.1 mi
  • clock: 0.1 mi
  • First Masonic Hall Built in California: 0.1 mi
Attractions
  • bandstand: 0.1 mi
  • City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 0.8 mi
  • Arch Bridge: 2.3 mi
  • 1958 Carquinez Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • 2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Suspension Bridge: 3.8 mi
Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Benicia Bench: 0.7 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 2.7 mi
  • United States Peace Corps Fountain: 5.1 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 5.1 mi
  • John Muir Statue: 5.2 mi
Peaks
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 1.5 mi
  • Franklin Crest: 2.6 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Old Martinez Summit: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • East Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • West Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Olive Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Vista Area: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Area: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 22
Springs: 20
  • Sulfur Springs: 2.9 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Abrigo Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 3.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Benicia City Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakSSW 197°581 m12.3 mi
Chaparral PeakSSW 196°540 m12.7 mi
Grizzly PeakSSW 199°531 m12.6 mi
Round TopS 188°531 m14.2 mi
Barberry PeakSSW 193°513 m13.1 mi
Volcanic PeakS 189°498 m13.7 mi
Eureka PeakSSW 194°495 m12.4 mi
Black PointSE 132°492 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch82 obs
  • Mallard62 obs
  • fennel54 obs
  • California Newt49 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog45 obs
  • Snowy Egret41 obs
  • Canada Goose39 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail34 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/92107739

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