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Independence Park

Independence Park from directly overhead

Independence Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 146 m. Eylar Mountain stands 1,224 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
146 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.64998, -121.78131
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • John C. Calhoun Memorial Table: 3.1 mi
  • Lichen Bark: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 8.2 mi
  • Group picnic zone: 8.2 mi
Artworks
  • Influx: 4.6 mi
  • Elatus: 5.8 mi
  • Mayor Bosco: 7.0 mi
  • Tassajara Road Gear Sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Wallis Ranch Water Tower: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
Springs: 19
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 7.3 mi
  • McClure Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 2.8 mi
  • The Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 17.4 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 17.9 mi
  • Chab: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Niles beach: 13.2 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Independence Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eylar MountainSE 134°1,224 m17.1 mi
Mount DiabloNNW 336°1,173 m17.6 mi
Black MountainSSE 163°1,169 m15.3 mi
Rose PeakSSE 162°1,163 m10.1 mi
Mount DaySSE 164°1,163 m16.4 mi
Mount LewisSSE 155°1,136 m12.9 mi
Cedar MountainESE 123°1,118 m11.4 mi
Devil's PulpitNNW 336°1,110 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1916:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Acorn Woodpecker198 obs
  • California poppy141 obs
  • California Quail119 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk118 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard113 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay109 obs
  • Great Horned Owl105 obs
  • Turkey Vulture102 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/24300660

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