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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial from directly overhead

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Oak Tree Park, a park 1.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
Elevation
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.05715, -122.03008
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Oak Tree Park: 1.9 mi
  • Marie Porter Park: 1.9 mi
  • Clyde Park: 2.4 mi
  • Boeger Park: 3.3 mi
  • Tradewinds Court Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Tea Cups: 4.7 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 4.7 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 4.7 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 4.7 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh: 4.8 mi
  • Howard Ray: 5.4 mi
  • Site of the Former Benicia Barracks: 5.9 mi
  • Benicia Arsenal: 6.0 mi
  • Christian Brothers Winery: 6.1 mi
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Martinez Beavers: 6.5 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 7.0 mi
  • United States Peace Corps Fountain: 7.0 mi
  • John Muir Statue: 7.3 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 7.3 mi
Peaks
  • Cardiac Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Twilight Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Court Lane Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Old Martinez Summit: 7.3 mi
  • Rearing Horse Hill: 7.3 mi
Springs: 16
  • Sulfur Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Soto Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloSSE 152°1,173 m13.7 mi
Devil's PulpitSSE 152°1,110 m13.7 mi
North PeakSSE 148°1,084 m13.3 mi
Ransom PointSSE 152°1,037 m13.4 mi
Mount OlympiaSSE 147°898 m12.8 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 155°722 m11.8 mi
Las Trampas PeakS 187°557 m15.6 mi
Eureka PeakSW 219°495 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4619:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2216:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357606571737472655650
Precip in3.23.22.31.10.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Buchanan FLD, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Anna's Hummingbird11 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider8 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow6 obs
  • Seven-spotted Lady Beetle6 obs
  • Western Honey Bee5 obs
  • Vivid Dancer5 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler4 obs
  • Mute Swan3 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 11000237OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1084432336

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