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Picnic Area 2

Picnic Area 2 from directly overhead

Picnic Area 2 is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hayward Area Recreation And Park District
Access
permit
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.66828, -122.04408
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area 1: 0.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.2 mi
  • Osprey: 6.5 mi
  • Lampert Knoll: 6.5 mi
  • Group picnic zone: 7.5 mi
Parks
  • East Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
  • Greenbelt Park and Trails: 0.3 mi
  • Greenbelt Park and Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Greenbelt Park and Trails: 0.5 mi
Museums
  • C. E. Smith Museum of Anthropology: 1.2 mi
  • Discovery Center: 1.2 mi
  • Hayward Area Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • McConaghy House: 4.2 mi
  • Union City Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Peace Sign: 1.9 mi
  • Seven Year Sister City Anniversary (Hayward–Funabashi): 2.1 mi
  • Rowell Ranch: 4.0 mi
  • Flight 93 Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Meyers Dry Creek Garden: 4.4 mi
  • iFLY Indoor Skydiving: 5.0 mi
  • Niles: 7.1 mi
  • Fishing Pier (boating, swimming, dogs not allowed): 7.3 mi
  • Dunsmuir House and Gardens: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Springs: 22
  • Eugene Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 14.1 mi
  • McClure Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 17
Ghost towns: 10
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Chab: 6.4 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 8.8 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 14.7 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 16.8 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Picnic Area 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNNE 26°1,173 m16.4 mi
Devil's PulpitNNE 26°1,110 m16.4 mi
North PeakNNE 27°1,084 m17.4 mi
Ransom PointNNE 25°1,037 m16.6 mi
Monument Peak NorthSE 142°800 m15.7 mi
Mount AllisonSE 141°793 m15.0 mi
Monument PeakSE 142°776 m16.0 mi
Monument Peak NorthwestSE 142°775 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586165666767645651
Precip in2.93.12.41.20.60.20.00.10.10.81.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayward AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13228129092

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