- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0187, -122.0438
Picnic Bench is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 179 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Park Picnic Grounds, a park 0.7 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Picnic Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ENE 60° | 1,136 m | 12.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | ENE 60° | 1,097 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 39° | 1,063 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 34° | 1,061 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Chual | ENE 59° | 1,046 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 349° | 985 m | 14.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 349° | 979 m | 14.8 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 34° | 917 m | 13.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Paradise Park Picnic Grounds: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Glen Property Owners Association: 1.2 mi
- Pasatiempo: 1.4 mi
- Michael Gray Field Park: 1.7 mi
- Torrey Oaks Linear Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
- Haunted Meadow: 1.0 mi
- D: 1.7 mi
- C: 1.8 mi
- B: 1.8 mi
- G: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 1.3 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 2.6 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 2.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 3.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Crown Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Redwood Boat: 1.6 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 1.6 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 2.0 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Alexander: 1.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Hermon: 1.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Horseback Hill: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 1.6 mi
- Roaring Camp: 2.0 mi
- Redwood Canopy Tours: 2.4 mi
- Train Engine: 2.5 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 57
- Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 1.4 mi
- Stevenson Garden: 1.7 mi
- Kresge Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums: 57
- Bigfoot Museum: 2.2 mi
- Historic Center: 2.4 mi
- Canepa: 2.9 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 2.9 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 37
- Cable Car Beach: 1.1 mi
- Harbor Beach: 4.5 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 4.6 mi
- Swift Beach: 4.8 mi
- 2222 Beach: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 1.2 mi
- Ferndell: 2.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 9.1 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 10.3 mi
Springs: 16
- Crystal Springs (private): 1.3 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 1.3 mi
- Redwood Springs: 2.3 mi
- Dodero Spring: 2.6 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Quarry: 1.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 1.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 6.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 4.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 3 mi away.
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- Capitola · 6 mi
- Aptos · 8 mi
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- Moss Landing · 21 mi
- Marina · 27 mi
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