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Elkhorn Rest Area

Elkhorn Rest Area from directly overhead

Elkhorn Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Thunder hill stands 129 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn Regional Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

At Sacramento International Airport

How to reach it

Coordinates38.67171, -121.61163

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elkhorn Regional Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eventide Park: 3.3 mi
  • Egret Park: 3.5 mi
  • Westlake Community Park: 3.8 mi
  • Northlake Community Park: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Leap Red Rabbit: 1.8 mi
  • Active Ecosystem: 1.8 mi
  • A Fragment of the Universe: 1.8 mi
  • The Baggage Handlers: 1.8 mi
  • Acorn Steam: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Causeways Rocks: 7.7 mi
  • Sutter Health Park: 8.2 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters: 8.6 mi
  • Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
  • Kilimanjaro Climb: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 39
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 11
  • Barney Mound: 8.0 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Monument Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 18.4 mi
  • Tyndall Mound: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 10.9 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 11.0 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 11.0 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 11.0 mi
  • Group community site: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Beer Can Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 22.6 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 22.6 mi
  • Leete Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder hillENE 64°129 m22.0 mi
Volcano HillE 81°129 m22.6 mi
Horse Shoe HillE 93°127.6 m22.5 mi
Telegraph HillENE 59°118 m21.8 mi
Monument HillW 272°48 m13.3 mi
Barney MoundNNE 13°10 m8.0 mi
Whisky HillSE 141°10 m11.6 mi
Tyndall MoundNW 323°10 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4319:5520:35
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475054596673767572645346
Precip in3.73.52.61.20.60.20.00.10.10.81.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento Metro AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/96681593

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