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Encinal Park

Encinal Park from directly overhead

Encinal Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Luminous Reverie, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates37.39145, -122.04250
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Macara Walking Path: 0.1 mi
  • The Wall: 0.5 mi
  • Cannery Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pyramid Park: 0.7 mi
  • Evelyn Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Braly Picnic #1: 2.3 mi
  • Braly Picnic #2: 2.3 mi
  • Braly Picnic #3: 2.3 mi
  • Bubb Park picnic area: 2.4 mi
  • Baylands Park Picnic area: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 40
Springs: 18
  • Spring source: 8.5 mi
  • Congress Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 11.8 mi
  • McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 11.8 mi
  • The Bluff: 17.3 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Encinal Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSW 194°985 m12.0 mi
Castle RockSSW 195°979 m11.6 mi
The PeakS 188°917 m12.0 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 200°892 m10.7 mi
Goat RockSSW 198°890 m11.8 mi
Sunnyvale MountainS 187°880 m12.2 mi
Summit RockSSW 197°878 m10.9 mi
Varian PeakSSW 200°873 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch359 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel154 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard138 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco134 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird129 obs
  • Spotless Lady Beetle128 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider118 obs
  • Western Honey Bee105 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/25795451

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