- Elevation, modelled
- 42 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- Mount Wilson1,737 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11012.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:07local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9408, -118.0749
Founders Plaza is a artwork in California, at a modelled 42 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,737 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Springs Sculpture Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Founders Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | N 2° | 1,737 m | 19.6 mi |
| Monrovia Peak | NNE 18° | 1,649 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Harvard | N 2° | 1,640 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rankin Peak | NNE 17° | 1,606 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Yale | N 2° | 1,451 m | 18.2 mi |
| Muir Peak | N 355° | 1,427 m | 19.0 mi |
| Clamshell Peak | NNE 14° | 1,338 m | 18.6 mi |
| West Fuji | N 354° | 1,121.969 m | 18.6 mi |
- 12.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Heritage Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.0 mi
- Soaring Dreams Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Lake Center Athletic Park: 0.6 mi
- Little Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeview Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Hathaway Ranch Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sproul Museum: 2.3 mi
- McDonald's Museum: 2.5 mi
- Hargitt House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Whittier Museum: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- A City Evolves: 1.1 mi
- Spring Star: 2.2 mi
- McDonald's Sign: 2.5 mi
- Maiastra Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Bogey & Scratch: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Freedom Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Norwalk Square: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Valley View Farms Business Center Plaque: 3.7 mi
- Valley View Farms History Tour Marker: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Apollo Boilerplate 12: 3.6 mi
- Little India: 5.4 mi
- Citadel Outlets: 6.4 mi
- Pirates Dinner Adventure: 7.5 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Cypress: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Puente Hills Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Bosque del Rio Hondo Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- 5th Grade Garden: 5.1 mi
- Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 5.2 mi
- Garden of the Innocent: 5.3 mi
- Pinewood Urn Garden: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Workman Hill: 5.4 mi
- Whittier Hill: 5.5 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.2 mi
- Montebello Hills: 6.3 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 47
- Group Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Valley: 8.9 mi
- Creekside: 9.0 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Schweitzer Falls: 12.6 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 12.8 mi
- Washout Falls: 12.8 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 12.8 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 13
- Mother's Beach: 12.9 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 13.4 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 17.1 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 19.4 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 19.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 17.0 mi
- McDermont Spring: 19.3 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 21.2 mi
- Fern Springs: 23.0 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- San Pedro Escarpment: 21.4 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 7 mi away.
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