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Surfing Madonna

Surfing Madonna from directly overhead

Surfing Madonna is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Creek Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates33.04871, -117.29364
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • S.S. Moonlight: 0.4 mi
  • S.S. Encinitas: 0.4 mi
  • Miniature Railroad: 0.8 mi
  • Seeds of Wonder: 0.8 mi
  • Dancing Topiaries: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Tea House Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Bamboo Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Undersea Succulent Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Subtropical Fruit Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Mexican Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves: 26
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 18
  • Del Mar Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Thumb: 20.8 mi
  • Main Area: 20.8 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 20.8 mi
  • The Underworld: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Royal Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 13.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • El Salto Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Indian Rock Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Dog Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Surfing Madonna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainE 98°878 m18.9 mi
North Iron MountainE 101°824 m19.7 mi
Iron MountainESE 105°818 m20.3 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakESE 102°802 m20.3 mi
Middle SummitESE 103°790 m20.2 mi
Mount EllieESE 102°743.712 m19.6 mi
Peak 2245ESE 104°684 m19.7 mi
Starvation MountainE 89°641 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5893276685

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