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Mike Howe Field

Mike Howe Field from directly overhead

Mike Howe Field is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Blackhawk Mountain stands 624 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Madera-Lions Town and Country Regional Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
79 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.95189, -120.08961

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 11.7 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 20
Picnic sites: 13
  • Camelot West Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 7
Springs: 4
  • Pecan Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Vichy Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Daulton Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 21.8 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 23.3 mi
  • Calwa Murals: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mike Howe Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackhawk MountainENE 57°624 m24.7 mi
Lilley MountainNE 46°586 m22.7 mi
Buford MountainNE 36°581 m23.1 mi
Hulbert MountainENE 73°559 m24.2 mi
Adkins MountainNE 50°533 m20.0 mi
Owens MountainE 93°487 m24.8 mi
Green MountainNNE 14°415 m22.3 mi
Copper HillN 6°381 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4219:4520:24
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1116:0716:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485256616875807975655447
Precip in2.12.02.00.90.50.20.00.00.00.40.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madera Muni AP, 3 mi away.

  • Garden Snail6 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay6 obs
  • Yellow-billed Magpie5 obs
  • Western Honey Bee5 obs
  • white clover5 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird4 obs
  • Great Egret4 obs
  • American Crow3 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 node/358834645

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