Picnic site · California
Helen Putnam
Helen Putnam is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Mount Veeder stands 817 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Putnam Regional Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sonoma County Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates38.21260, -122.66385
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Helen Putnam Regional Park: 0.5 mi
- Westridge Os: 1.6 mi
- McNear Park: 1.6 mi
- Westridge Park & Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Liberty Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 1.9 mi
- Plug: 2.1 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 3.0 mi
- Sonoma: 3.0 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 2.3 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 3.5 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 5.2 mi
- CPO Academy 1.5 mile turnaround: 7.0 mi
- CPO Academy Pergola: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 2.7 mi
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 10.5 mi
- Duckworth Family Farm: 12.3 mi
- The Patch: 12.8 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 12.9 mi
Peaks
- Antonio Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Red Hill: 4.4 mi
- Hammock Hill: 4.7 mi
- Wiggins Hill: 5.5 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 5.5 mi
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 9.3 mi
- Bahia Wildlife Habitat: 9.6 mi
Museums: 44
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 1.9 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 7.5 mi
- Novato History Museum: 9.1 mi
- California Missions Museum: 11.1 mi
- North Bay Air Museum: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- McNear Park: 1.6 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 42
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 12.4 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 13.0 mi
- Teachers Beach: 13.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 13.2 mi
- Heart's Desire Beach: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 40
- McNear Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Food Forest: 7.9 mi
- Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 9.0 mi
- Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Buck Gulch Falls: 11.1 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 12.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 13.8 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 14.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Crystal Springs: 14.0 mi
- Hunter Spring: 14.7 mi
- Worn Springs: 18.0 mi
- Broko Spring: 19.2 mi
- Colier Spring: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 24.4 mi
- Paint Storage: 24.5 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 24.5 mi
- Transformer Building: 24.6 mi
- Power House: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rock Fort: 16.3 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Vent 5: 23.3 mi
- Stags Leap: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Keyhole: 17.7 mi
- Temple: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Helen Putnam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Veeder | NE 45° | 817 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | NNE 32° | 697 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bismark Knob | NE 50° | 694 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 32° | 689 m | 17.6 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | SSE 163° | 575 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | N 9° | 573 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 178° | 543 m | 16.3 mi |
| Moon Mountain | NE 52° | 531 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 4 mi away.
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