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Neilson Park

Neilson Park from directly overhead

Neilson Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 85 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 669 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Planespotting Park at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport, a park 0.4 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
85 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72469, -119.81853

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Planespotting Park at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport: 0.4 mi
  • Pride Park: 0.4 mi
  • Planespotting Park at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport: 0.4 mi
  • Planespotting Park at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport: 0.5 mi
  • Hyde Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
Peaks: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.6 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.6 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.6 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 8.6 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.7 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Reservation #4: 3.8 mi
  • Grill & Table: 3.9 mi
  • Grill & Table: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Reservation #5: 3.9 mi
  • Grill & Table: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Springs: 4
  • Rock Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Home Spring: 19.9 mi
  • White Tank Spring: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 1.5 mi
  • Calwa Murals: 4.0 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainENE 63°669 m24.1 mi
Jesse Morrow MountainE 88°640 m22.7 mi
Keys MountainNE 50°597 m24.4 mi
Corlew MountainNE 38°594 m24.2 mi
Hulbert MountainNNE 20°559 m24.3 mi
Table MountainNNE 30°531 m23.3 mi
Campbell MountainE 95°527 m22.1 mi
Owens MountainNE 35°487 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:4219:4420:22
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0916:0716:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257627078848277675548
Precip in2.21.91.91.00.40.20.00.00.00.60.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno Yosemite Intl, 7 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard28 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel16 obs
  • Western Tiger Swallowtail13 obs
  • Mediterranean Mantis13 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay12 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk11 obs
  • House Sparrow11 obs
  • Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider11 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/61663654

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