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Sonoma County Fairgrounds

Sonoma County Fairgrounds from directly overhead

Sonoma County Fairgrounds is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 52 m. Mount Saint Helena South Peak stands 1,220 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Junior Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
52 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42963, -122.70221

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dauenhauer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Birdsfoot/Wolfberry Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Rae Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sonoma Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 45
Attractions: 44
Beaches: 38
Gardens: 35
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Linda Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 18.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hunter Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hole in the Rock: 16.1 mi
  • Arched Rock: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint Helena South PeakNNE 16°1,220 m16.4 mi
Mount HoodENE 75°833 m8.3 mi
The BeehiveNE 42°833 m16.3 mi
Bald MountainE 80°832 m10.6 mi
Flat TopNE 41°832 m16.3 mi
Browns HillNNE 33°825 m16.0 mi
High PointNE 36°824 m16.2 mi
Mount VeederESE 104°817 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495254576166676868635549
Precip in5.86.44.32.01.30.30.00.00.11.63.36.5

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

  • Western Fence Lizard267 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary197 obs
  • Western Honey Bee111 obs
  • California Slender Salamander108 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay108 obs
  • California poppy106 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird102 obs
  • Monarch102 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/358831488

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