Weed Airport Rest Area
Weed Airport Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 898 m. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Byrd Park, a park 4.5 miles away.
6. Mi. N. of Weed
The story
Airport in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q7979326, matched on coordinates and name (369 m apart).
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cinder Cone: 8.6 mi
- China Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Black Butte: 9.5 mi
- Haystack: 9.9 mi
- South China Mountain: 10.7 mi
- The Flute Player: 12.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Greatest Generation: 12.5 mi
- The Nurses: 12.5 mi
- Why? Group: 12.5 mi
- Charles Byrd Park: 4.5 mi
- Bel Air Park: 5.5 mi
- Hoy Park: 6.3 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
- Mount Shasta City Park: 12.4 mi
- Whitney Falls: 11.2 mi
- Coquette Falls: 12.6 mi
- Faery Falls: 16.2 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Old fire lookout foundation: 9.5 mi
- Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins: 11.0 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 12.4 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 12.5 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 12.1 mi
- Big Springs: 12.3 mi
- Shasta View Spring: 12.9 mi
- Panther Springs: 15.7 mi
- White Ridge Spring: 16.2 mi
- Weed Museum: 5.2 mi
- Sisson Museum: 13.4 mi
- Railroad Museum: 17.6 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 19.4 mi
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 20.8 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Ney Springs River Access: 16.1 mi
- Cantara Loop River Access: 16.5 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
- Sisson Meadow: 13.5 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 15.7 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 18.8 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Red Banks: 14.3 mi
- Castle Crags: 21.0 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 14.2 mi
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 15.1 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Weed Airport Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shasta | ESE 109° | 4,322 m | 14.3 mi |
| Misery Hill | ESE 110° | 4,206 m | 14.2 mi |
| Thumb Rock | ESE 112° | 3,939 m | 14.4 mi |
| Shastina | ESE 111° | 3,758 m | 12.9 mi |
| Shastarama Point | ESE 115° | 3,394 m | 15.0 mi |
| Casaval Ridge | ESE 117° | 3,188 m | 13.7 mi |
| Green Butte | ESE 120° | 2,802 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Eddy | S 187° | 2,751 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/98555519
Day trips start here
- Weed · 5 mi
- Siskiyou County · 9 mi
- Mount Shasta · 14 mi
- Yreka · 20 mi
- Callahan · 21 mi
- Dunsmuir · 21 mi
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