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Harrison Square

Harrison Square from directly overhead

Harrison Square is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland Chinatown Hall of Pioneers, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79760, -122.27023

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Oakland Chinatown Hall of Pioneers: 0.0 mi
  • C. L. Dellums: 0.3 mi
  • Harold "Hal" A. Ellis, Jr.: 0.4 mi
  • Chauncey Bailey Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Pony Express Ferry "Oakland": 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Chinese Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • REAP Center: 0.8 mi
  • Kaiser Rooftop Garden: 0.9 mi
  • People's Victory Garden: 0.9 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • From the Evolution to the Revolution Mural: 0.2 mi
  • Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
  • Oakland Dreams: 0.2 mi
  • Han: 0.2 mi
  • Yia Yia's Sandwiches Mural: 0.2 mi
Attractions
  • Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 0.3 mi
  • Gondola Servizio: 0.6 mi
  • Thornton House: 0.7 mi
  • Old West Junction: 0.9 mi
  • Play Island: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 1.0 mi
  • Circus Party Area: 1.0 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 1.0 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Neptune: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 1.6 mi
  • High Street Center: 3.4 mi
  • Shellmound: 3.4 mi
  • Pine Top: 5.2 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 51
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 13
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 14.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Harrison Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNNE 24°581 m6.5 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE 25°540 m6.1 mi
Round TopNE 49°531 m5.6 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE 19°531 m6.2 mi
Barberry PeakNNE 32°513 m5.8 mi
Volcanic PeakNE 43°498 m5.8 mi
Eureka PeakNNE 29°495 m6.5 mi
Redwood PeakENE 75°493 m5.3 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 Heron10,594 obs
  • Snowy Egret2,753 obs
  • Mallard1,223 obs
  • American White Pelican1,085 obs
  • American Coot935 obs
  • Canada Goose920 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant852 obs
  • Rock Pigeon786 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/25173021

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