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Governor's Mansion State Historic Park

Governor's Mansion State Historic Park from directly overhead

Governor's Mansion State Historic Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Iron Mountain stands 269 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.58007, -121.48504
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Park: 0.2 mi
  • Neely Johnson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Capitol Park: 0.4 mi
  • Muir Park: 0.5 mi
  • Alkali Flat Central Historic District: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 50
Museums: 43
Historic sites: 42
Attractions: 41
  • Sutter Health Park: 1.5 mi
  • The Little Engine That Could: 2.9 mi
  • Cinderella's Coach: 2.9 mi
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: 2.9 mi
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 13
  • Whisky Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 12.1 mi
  • Barney Mound: 15.0 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 2.9 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 3.1 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 3.1 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 3.1 mi
  • Group community site: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 16.6 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 20.7 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Governor's Mansion State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainENE 63°269 m24.6 mi
Carpenter HillENE 77°253 m21.3 mi
SugarloafNE 46°218 m24.8 mi
Volcano HillENE 57°129 m18.3 mi
Thunder hillNE 39°129 m20.5 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 71°127.6 m16.5 mi
Telegraph HillNE 34°118 m21.2 mi
Monument HillWNW 289°48 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Horse-fly Carpenter Bee1,587 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,239 obs
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird890 obs
  • Valley Carpenter Bee650 obs
  • Bushtit545 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider423 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco380 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk375 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/40180170

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