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Group Picnic Area

Group Picnic Area from directly overhead

Group Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Pine Hill stands 619 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Village Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates38.56640, -121.31872
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincoln Village Park: 0.1 mi
  • Countryside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riviera East Park: 1.4 mi
  • Williams Pond Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • William Pond Rec Area: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Chrome Mustang: 5.3 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary and the child Jesus: 6.7 mi
  • Saint Joseph and the child Jesus: 6.7 mi
  • Assumption of Mary: 6.9 mi
  • The Crussifiction: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 45
Attractions: 41
  • Safetyville USA: 1.3 mi
  • Little Saigon: 7.4 mi
  • Sacramento Adventure Playground: 8.9 mi
  • Three Little Pigs: 10.0 mi
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff: 10.0 mi
Museums: 41
Gardens: 31
  • Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • CSUS Arboretum: 6.0 mi
  • Yermol Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 5.5 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 9.9 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 13.1 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 13.8 mi
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 14.3 mi
  • Laurel Canyon Preserve: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group community site: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Tables: 5.3 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 10.0 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 10.1 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 9.2 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 22.8 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 17.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 17.2 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillENE 59°619 m20.6 mi
Pilot HillNE 42°566 m23.4 mi
China MountainE 85°526 m23.8 mi
Mormon HillNE 53°462 m20.9 mi
Mount AigareE 83°454 m21.7 mi
Flagstaff HillNE 42°432 m18.8 mi
Vulture Nest MountainNE 56°400 m19.0 mi
Mount CrumpetNE 49°386 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4219:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2016:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1080141698

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