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F.M. Smith Park

F.M. Smith Park from directly overhead

F.M. Smith Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is F.M. Smith Mule Train Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80055, -122.24928

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Parkway Cascade Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Palmetum: 0.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Golden State Bonsai Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Merritt Horticultural Display: 0.6 mi
Parks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Gondola Servizio: 0.7 mi
  • Rapunzel's Castle: 0.8 mi
  • Peter Rabbit's Village: 0.8 mi
  • Hey, Diddle Diddle: 0.8 mi
  • Pinocchio's Castle: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Circus Party Area: 0.8 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 0.9 mi
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 0.9 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Seawind: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 1.6 mi
  • High Street Center: 2.8 mi
  • Shellmound: 3.1 mi
  • Redwood Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Pine Top: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 48
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of F.M. Smith Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E 84°617 m10.3 mi
Vollmer PeakNNE 15°581 m5.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakENE 77°557 m10.3 mi
Vail PeakE 81°545 m10.9 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE 15°540 m5.6 mi
Round TopNE 42°531 m4.6 mi
Grizzly PeakN 9°531 m5.7 mi
Eagle PeakE 81°524 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, under a mile away.

  • Black-crowned Night Heron10,556 obs
  • Snowy Egret2,630 obs
  • American White Pelican1,089 obs
  • Mallard989 obs
  • American Coot889 obs
  • Canada Goose837 obs
  • Rock Pigeon797 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant779 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/26968862

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