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Pismo Beach sign

Pismo Beach sign from directly overhead

Pismo Beach sign is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Pine Ridge Summit stands 981 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Harrington Park, a park 0.3 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020-09-04
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.13874, -120.64283

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mary Harrington Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ira Lease Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pismo Beach City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Boosinger Park: 0.6 mi
  • North Beach Campground: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Indian Knob: 4.2 mi
  • Nipomo Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Picacho: 6.3 mi
  • San Luis Hill: 7.2 mi
Museums: 27
  • Oceano Depot: 2.9 mi
  • Santa Manuela School Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Santa Manuela Schoolhouse: 3.9 mi
  • The Barn Museum: 3.9 mi
  • South County Historical Society: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Banana Cabana: 4.2 mi
  • ATV Open Area: 4.3 mi
  • Open recreation area for off road vehicles, called open Area: 4.3 mi
  • Moymell , off road vehicle recreation area: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willow Bluff: 7.5 mi
  • Rockrose: 7.6 mi
  • Meadow View: 7.7 mi
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Pismo Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Oceano Dunes: 2.4 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 4.8 mi
  • Avila Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 6.6 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sulphur Pot: 11.9 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 14.5 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 14.6 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 16.4 mi
  • McLain Spring: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • Pismo Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 6.7 mi
  • Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge: 9.1 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 9.9 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 11
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Little Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Big Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Islay Falls: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 4.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Pismo Beach sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Ridge SummitENE 77°981 m21.0 mi
Hi MountainNE 56°969 m14.9 mi
Lopez MountainNNE 18°869 m11.8 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroNE 54°865 m15.0 mi
Bald MountainNE 49°855 m10.5 mi
Gay MountainNNE 23°850 m11.3 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 348°836 m18.0 mi
Black ButteNNE 13°824 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4320:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557596161626363635854
Precip in3.54.03.01.00.50.20.00.00.10.81.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pismo Beach, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1047680908

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