Rest area · California
Herbert S. Miles Rest Area
Herbert S. Miles Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Inskip Hill stands 931 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
4.4 mi. N. of Red Bluff
How to reach it
Coordinates40.27037, -122.27033
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- William B Ide Adobe State Historical Monumen: 5.6 mi
- William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park: 5.6 mi
- Forward Park: 6.0 mi
- Ayer Park: 6.1 mi
- Dog Island Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 23
- Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.0 mi
- Tuscan Buttes: 9.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- Nur Pon Salmon Run: 21.4 mi
- Reimagine A Brighter Tomorrow: 21.8 mi
- Harmonious Love: 22.4 mi
- Wayken-pana elPom: 22.4 mi
- Forward Redding: 22.4 mi
Springs: 16
- Tuscan Springs: 8.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.5 mi
- Ross Gates Spring: 14.1 mi
- Brushy Hollow Spring: 16.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Kelly-Griggs House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tehama County Museum: 18.5 mi
- Eaton House: 22.6 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 22.6 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Portal: 7.4 mi
- Fountain: 7.5 mi
- Monolith: 7.5 mi
- Anderson Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Discovery Garden: 8.7 mi
- South African Garden: 23.1 mi
- Chilean Garden: 23.1 mi
- Australian Garden: 23.1 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Dales Lake Ecological Reserve: 12.1 mi
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 22.7 mi
- Lema Ranch: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Herbert S. Miles Rest Area: 1.4 mi
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vista Point: 20.1 mi
- Vista Point: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Sundial Bridge: 23.0 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bear Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herbert S. Miles Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inskip Hill | ENE 74° | 931 m | 17.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | NW 316° | 867 m | 24.9 mi |
| Finley Butte | E 88° | 859 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Butte | NE 48° | 790 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Inskip Hill | ENE 69° | 720 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mule Mountain | NNW 327° | 708 m | 23.4 mi |
| Richie Peak | NW 314° | 681 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dewitt Peak | ESE 114° | 622 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Bluff Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97426586
Day trips start here
- Red Bluff · 7 mi
- Cottonwood · 8 mi
- Tehama County · 10 mi
- Anderson · 12 mi
- Palo Cedro · 19 mi
- Redding · 22 mi
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