Picnic site · California
McGarvey Flat
McGarvey Flat is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Castle Rock stands 979 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Huddart County Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates37.43327, -122.30141
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Huddart County Park: 0.4 mi
- Phleger Estate: 0.9 mi
- Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Native Plant Preserve (Kite Hill): 2.7 mi
- Wunderlich County Park: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Oak Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Sequoia Youth Group Area`: 0.8 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- West Meadow Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- East Meadow Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Teague Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kings Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Skeggs Point: 1.6 mi
- Morena Sierra: 1.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Woodside Store: 1.3 mi
- Easter Bowl: 2.4 mi
- Barkley Fields and Park: 2.5 mi
- Filoli Estate: 2.6 mi
- Handley Rock Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Woodside Store: 1.3 mi
- Carriage Room Museum: 2.7 mi
- Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 3.0 mi
- Domin Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center: 5.4 mi
- San Mateo County History Museum: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite: 1.9 mi
- Town of West Union: 1.9 mi
- BCPA Flight 304 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- The Gill Trail: 3.4 mi
- Pulgas Water Temple: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Fruit Garden: 2.5 mi
- Panel Garden: 2.5 mi
- Daffodil Garden: 2.5 mi
- Knot Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Woodside Horses: 2.7 mi
- Dialogue: 4.9 mi
- Old Barn: 5.0 mi
- Crisantemos: 5.2 mi
- Soledad O. De Argüello: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Wing Lam gravesite: 6.2 mi
- Public Bocce Court: 6.3 mi
- Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 6.4 mi
- Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 6.5 mi
- Lemos Farm: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 48
- Whale Bone Beach: 7.1 mi
- Martins Beach: 7.1 mi
- Cowell Ranch Beach: 7.4 mi
- Manhattan Beach: 7.6 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Peter's Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Butano Falls: 13.2 mi
- Butano Falls: 13.2 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 13.5 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 13.7 mi
Springs: 7
- Summit Spring: 0.6 mi
- Summit Spring: 0.6 mi
- Spring source: 11.3 mi
- Travertine Springs: 16.0 mi
- Bulls Spring: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Purissima: 6.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 14.0 mi
- Russell City: 17.7 mi
- Drawbridge: 18.1 mi
- Lexington: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Aramai Point: 16.2 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 16.5 mi
- Underworld Rock: 18.2 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 18.3 mi
- Chab: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of McGarvey Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | SE 141° | 979 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SE 141° | 892 m | 16.7 mi |
| Goat Rock | SE 143° | 890 m | 17.7 mi |
| Summit Rock | SE 140° | 878 m | 17.3 mi |
| Varian Peak | SE 144° | 873 m | 17.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 133° | 849 m | 11.6 mi |
| Indian Rock | SE 141° | 817 m | 18.0 mi |
| Turtle Rock | SE 143° | 812 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:15 | 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 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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