Illuminations
Illuminations is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Portwood Pier Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Portwood Pier Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Reama Park: 0.2 mi
- Dunes Park: 0.2 mi
- Imperial Beach Sports Park: 0.6 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.9 mi
- Surfhenge: 0.0 mi
- Banner Art: 0.2 mi
- Ocean Riders: 0.2 mi
- Sea and Sky: 0.3 mi
- The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue: 0.3 mi
- Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 0.9 mi
- Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 1.6 mi
- Montgomery Memorial: 3.7 mi
- San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument: 6.6 mi
- San Diego Electric Railway Association & National City Depot Museum: 5.7 mi
- Ice House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of American Treasures: 7.5 mi
- Coronado Historical Association: 7.8 mi
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Center: 8.0 mi
- Las Americas Premium Outlets: 5.8 mi
- Big Bird's Rambling River: 7.1 mi
- Games of Skill: 7.1 mi
- Rosita's Harmony Hills: 7.1 mi
- Dance Party: 7.1 mi
- Tijuana River Valley Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Garden: 7.5 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 9.2 mi
- Jardin Estacionamiento Aeropuerto: 9.6 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- Spooners Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Rock Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 10.3 mi
- Marston Point: 10.3 mi
- Otay Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Coronado Shores Beach: 7.1 mi
- North Beach: 7.5 mi
- Coronado Beach: 7.8 mi
- Central Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Beach: 8.2 mi
- South Rim: 7.1 mi
- Point Loma: 8.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area: 12.7 mi
- Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 13.8 mi
- Dog Spring: 17.4 mi
- La Honda Spring: 17.4 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 18.7 mi
- Echo Spring: 21.1 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Adobe Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 14.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illuminations. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | ENE 68° | 1,139 m | 23.1 mi |
| Otay Mountain | E 86° | 1,067 m | 16.8 mi |
| Elena Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,015 m | 24.7 mi |
| White Mountain | E 79° | 989 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mother Grundy Peak | ENE 78° | 927 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | ENE 57° | 840 m | 22.5 mi |
| San Miguel Mountain | NE 55° | 782 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Tecate Peak | E 87° | 721 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Imperial Beach Ream FLD NAS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8733108230
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 6 mi
- La Mesa · 15 mi
- El Cajon · 18 mi
- Poway · 27 mi
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