Park · California
University Park
University Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Urban Adamah, a garden 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates37.88363, -122.29905
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Urban Adamah: 0.2 mi
- Village Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peralta Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Karl Linn Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- AMS Garden: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Dartmouth Street Tot Lot: 0.3 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.3 mi
- Ohlone Greenway: 0.4 mi
- Ohlone Greenway: 0.4 mi
- Ohlone Greenway: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- From Elk Tracks to Bart Tracks Mural: 0.6 mi
- Albany Loop: 0.8 mi
- Long Song: 0.9 mi
- Pablo: 1.0 mi
- Ohlone Dancers: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Farms: In West Berkeley?: 0.6 mi
- Rancho Codornices: 0.7 mi
- Site of José Domingo Peralta Adobe: 0.8 mi
- Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 1.0 mi
- Finnish-American Tercentenary: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Albany Hill: 0.8 mi
- Holy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 2.7 mi
- William Rust Summit: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Takara Sake Museum: 1.2 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 1.7 mi
- Shorebird Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Berkeley Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Omescape: 1.3 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 1.3 mi
- Sather Tower: 2.4 mi
- Little Farm: 2.6 mi
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 1.7 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- South Richmond Shoreline: 2.5 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 3.4 mi
- Tern Nesting: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic area #3: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 2.1 mi
- Meadows: 2.5 mi
- Indian Camp: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 38
- Albany Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 2.7 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.1 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 4.5 mi
Springs: 25
- El Polín Spring: 10.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 10.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 10.6 mi
- Old Spring: 12.9 mi
- Worn Springs: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Abrigo Falls: 9.0 mi
- Huntington Falls: 12.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 12.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Lynn: 6.7 mi
- Winehaven: 8.0 mi
- Eckley: 12.9 mi
- Russell City: 18.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- East Slope Badlands: 4.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Chab: 14.0 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 14.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 6.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Stop: 17.3 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 13.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of University Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | E 90° | 581 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | E 95° | 540 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 92° | 531 m | 3.6 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 112° | 531 m | 6.3 mi |
| Barberry Peak | ESE 102° | 513 m | 4.8 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | ESE 107° | 498 m | 5.7 mi |
| Eureka Peak | E 94° | 495 m | 4.7 mi |
| Redwood Peak | SE 124° | 493 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 2 mi away.
- Monarch1,781 obs
- California Ground Squirrel1,011 obs
- Anise Swallowtail867 obs
- Wild Turkey742 obs
- Western Honey Bee698 obs
- House Finch670 obs
- Snowy Egret621 obs
- Red Valerian586 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43985401
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