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James Kenney Park

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James Kenney Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pablo, a artwork 0.3 miles away.

James Kenney Park offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a gym, as well as tot and school-age play areas.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87162, -122.29712

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Schoolhouse Creek Commons: 0.4 mi
  • George Florence Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Basin Strip: 0.6 mi
  • West Street Pathway: 0.6 mi
  • Berkeley Way Mini-Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
  • Takara Sake Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Shorebird Nature Center: 1.2 mi
  • Berkeley Historical Society: 1.4 mi
  • California Historical Radio Society Bay Area Radio Museum: 1.5 mi
  • Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Karl Linn Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Peralta Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Urban Adamah: 0.7 mi
  • BYA Urban Farm and Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Village Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Rancho Codornices: 0.7 mi
  • Farms: In West Berkeley?: 0.7 mi
  • Site of José Domingo Peralta Adobe: 1.0 mi
  • Historic McGee-Spaulding District: 1.2 mi
  • City Hall Annex: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area #2: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic area #3: 2.2 mi
  • Acacia: 3.0 mi
  • Orchard: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 38
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of James Kenney Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakENE 79°581 m4.2 mi
Chaparral PeakE 83°540 m4.1 mi
Grizzly PeakENE 78°531 m3.5 mi
Round TopESE 105°531 m5.9 mi
Barberry PeakE 92°513 m4.6 mi
Volcanic PeakE 99°498 m5.4 mi
Eureka PeakE 84°495 m4.6 mi
Redwood PeakESE 119°493 m7.6 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 °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 2 mi away.

  • Monarch1,709 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel977 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel915 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail841 obs
  • American Crow745 obs
  • Wild Turkey717 obs
  • Western Honey Bee716 obs
  • Snowy Egret667 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/62362769

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