- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 14.8 miles
- Vollmer Peak581 m · 12.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0542, -122.1680
Glass Beach is a park in California, at a modelled 5 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Raymond J. Bordoni Public Acess Beach, a park 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Glass Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | SSW 194° | 581 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | SSW 194° | 540 m | 12.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSW 197° | 531 m | 12.4 mi |
| Round Top | S 185° | 531 m | 14.2 mi |
| Barberry Peak | S 191° | 513 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NNW 349° | 499 m | 14.7 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | S 187° | 498 m | 13.6 mi |
| Eureka Peak | SSW 191° | 495 m | 12.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Raymond J. Bordoni Public Acess Beach: 0.1 mi
- Arneson Park: 0.2 mi
- Willow Park: 0.3 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Antonio M. De La Guerra: 0.6 mi
- Fischer-Hanlon House: 0.6 mi
- Benicia Capitol: 0.6 mi
- Peregrine Landing, Ark, and Stables: 0.6 mi
- First Masonic Hall Built in California: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Benicia Capitol: 0.6 mi
- Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 0.8 mi
- Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 1.8 mi
- Crockett Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
- Martinez Museum: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- bandstand: 0.6 mi
- City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 0.7 mi
- Arch Bridge: 2.6 mi
- 1958 Carquinez Bridge: 3.1 mi
- 2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Suspension Bridge: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Benicia Bench: 0.9 mi
- Martinez Beavers: 3.0 mi
- The Spirit Ship: 4.9 mi
- United States Peace Corps Fountain: 5.3 mi
- John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Point Carquinez Overlook: 1.0 mi
- Bush Hill: 2.2 mi
- Nadeen Peak: 2.4 mi
- Franklin Crest: 2.7 mi
- Franklin Peak: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Port Costa Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden: 1.7 mi
- James Cooper Memorial Garden: 3.4 mi
- Farragut Plaza: 6.4 mi
- Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Land Bank: 1.4 mi
- Southampton Bay Wetland Natural Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Land Bank: 2.5 mi
- Land Bank: 2.8 mi
- Land Bank: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites
- East Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- West Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Olive Grove: 3.0 mi
- Lake Area: 5.0 mi
- Lower Vista Area: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 22
- Lake Anza Beach: 11.9 mi
- Albany Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 14.7 mi
- Keller Beach: 15.1 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 15.4 mi
Springs: 20
- Sulfur Springs: 3.0 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 15.1 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 15.5 mi
- Soto Springs: 15.5 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Eckley: 1.9 mi
- Ambrose: 11.9 mi
- Winehaven: 15.3 mi
- Acelanus: 16.6 mi
- Nortonville: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- East Slope Badlands: 14.9 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 15.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.8 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 18.9 mi
- Rock Fort: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Abrigo Falls: 7.5 mi
- Green Valley Falls: 15.4 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 21.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 22.9 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Quarters A: 20.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 3.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 3 mi away.
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