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Lover's Point

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Looking south-east from Lover's Point. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Lover's Point sits at 781 feet along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway (Route 1), facing 150 degrees toward the south-southeast. The terrain drops 503 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The view takes in a series of parks and features along the coast: Boosinger Park at 0.7 miles, Camp Hill at 1.0 mile, Price Historical Park at 1.1 miles, and Pismo Beach City Park, Ira Lease Park, and Mary Harrington Park clustered around 1.3 miles. Farther out, Highland Park, Chumash Park, North Beach Campground, the Monarch Butterfly Grove, the Pismo Invertebrate Reserve, and Grover Heights Park extend the view to about 2.4 miles. San Luis Obispo lies 8.8 miles to the north, with Santa Maria 18.3 miles southeast and Lompoc 37.2 miles south-southeast. Sunrise and sunset times vary by season, with sunrise near 05:49 at the June solstice and near 07:08 at the December solstice, and sunset ranging from 16:55 in December to 20:21 in June. The next stop along the byway is Avila Overlook.

Access
0.3 mi detour
Elevation
781 ft
View
Southeast · 150°
Relief
503 ft drop
In view
12 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
500px provided description: Taken from Shelter Cove, looking West towards Shell Beach, before sunrise. [#landscape ,#ocean ,#cityscape ,#rocks ,#long exposure ,#cliffs ,#blue hour ,#shell beach ,#pismo]
Terry Lucas · CC BY 3.0 · source
John Price House
Jsweida · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Motel District, Pismo Beach, CA, USA
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 3.0 · source
Motel District, Pismo Beach, CA, USA
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 3.0 · source
Motel District, Pismo Beach, CA, USA
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 3.0 · source
Motel District, Pismo Beach, CA, USA
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Boosinger Park279 ftsouth-southeast · 0.7 mi
  • Camp Hill176 ftsouth-southeast · 1.0 mi
  • Price Historical Park86 ftsoutheast · 1.1 mi
  • Pismo Beach City Park44 ftsouth-southeast · 1.3 mi
  • Ira Lease Park21 ftsouth-southeast · 1.3 mi
  • Mary Harrington Park18 ftsouth-southeast · 1.3 mi
  • Highland Park183 ftsoutheast · 1.5 mi
  • Chumash Park147 ftsoutheast · 1.8 mi
  • North Beach Campground24 ftsouth-southeast · 1.8 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove23 ftsouth-southeast · 1.9 mi
  • Pismo Invertebrate Reserve6 ftsouth · 2.2 mi
  • Grover Heights Park155 ftsoutheast · 2.4 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0719:1518:41
June solstice05:4920:2119:43
September equinox06:5119:0118:27
December solstice07:0816:5516:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • San Luis Obispo8.8 mi north
  • Santa Maria18.3 mi southeast
  • Lompoc37.2 mi south-southeast
After it: Avila Overlook →
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Common questions

How high is Lover's Point?

Lover's Point sits at about 781 feet (238 m).

What can you see from Lover's Point?

From Lover's Point: Boosinger Park (SSE, 0.7 mi); Camp Hill (SSE, 1.0 mi); Price Historical Park (SE, 1.1 mi); Pismo Beach City Park (SSE, 1.3 mi).

What is the nearest town to Lover's Point?

San Luis Obispo, 8.8 miles N of Lover's Point.

What is the next lookout after Lover's Point?

Avila Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Lover's Point.

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