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Cardiff Kook

Cardiff Kook from directly overhead

Cardiff Kook is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpentier Parkway, a park 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates33.01898, -117.28252
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carpentier Parkway: 0.1 mi
  • Glen Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cardiff Park: 0.4 mi
  • George Berkich Park: 0.5 mi
  • San Eligo Lagoon County Park and Ecological Reserve: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Annie's Canyon: 1.5 mi
  • S.S. Encinitas: 1.8 mi
  • S.S. Moonlight: 1.8 mi
  • Miniature Railroad: 2.2 mi
  • Seeds of Wonder: 2.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Undersea Succulent Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Australian Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Desert Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Dragon Tree Grove: 2.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Diegueno Rocks: 3.5 mi
  • Stagecoach Station Ruins: 4.8 mi
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • El Cuervo Adobe: 8.7 mi
  • "Thirty Blocks" (1976): 9.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 30
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 19
  • Del Mar Bluff: 5.0 mi
  • Thumb: 18.9 mi
  • Main Area: 18.9 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 18.9 mi
  • The Underworld: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Royal Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 13.3 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 8.8 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 20.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Indian Rock Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Dog Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Cardiff Kook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainE 92°878 m18.1 mi
North Iron MountainE 95°824 m18.8 mi
Iron MountainE 100°818 m19.2 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakE 96°802 m19.4 mi
Middle SummitE 97°790 m19.2 mi
Mount EllieE 97°743.712 m18.6 mi
Peak 2245E 98°684 m18.7 mi
Starvation MountainE 82°641 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565658606365697170666156
Precip in2.52.61.60.90.30.10.10.00.10.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1865217345

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