The Green Flash
The Green Flash is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Beach Pocket Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- glass
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Beach Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Mission Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Mission Bay Park: 0.3 mi
- Mariner's Point - Mission Bay Park: 0.6 mi
- Mission Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument: 1.2 mi
- Site of the Kate Olivia Sessions Nursery: 2.9 mi
- Ingram Plaza: 3.4 mi
- Gun Platform No. 2: 3.4 mi
- USS Bullhead: 3.4 mi
- Aquarium de la Mer: 1.4 mi
- Cirque de Neon: 1.4 mi
- California Tide Pool: 1.4 mi
- Shipwreck Rapids: 1.4 mi
- Sea Turtles: 1.4 mi
- Lifeguard: 1.6 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Wild Coast Mural: 1.7 mi
- John Lennon Mural: 1.8 mi
- Pacific Beach Mermaid: 1.9 mi
- Women's Museum of California: 3.3 mi
- New Americans Museum: 3.3 mi
- Visions Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- James McCoy House: 3.4 mi
- La Casa de Machado y Stewart: 3.4 mi
- Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden: 3.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 4.0 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 4.3 mi
- Sharp Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 6.0 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Marston Point: 6.3 mi
- Red Butte: 10.2 mi
- Carmel Mountain: 11.2 mi
- SDSU Beach: 0.7 mi
- Crown Point Shores: 1.5 mi
- Law Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Tourmaline Beach: 2.3 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 3.9 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 5.7 mi
- Scripps Coastal Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 8.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Swordfish Point: 3.2 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.7 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 10.5 mi
- Adobe Falls: 10.6 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Dog Spring: 12.6 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 16.7 mi
- La Honda Spring: 21.7 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Green Flash. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson Mountain | NE 45° | 878 m | 23.1 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 48° | 824 m | 22.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 51° | 818 m | 22.1 mi |
| Ramona Overlook Peak | NE 50° | 802 m | 23.0 mi |
| Middle Summit | NE 50° | 790 m | 22.7 mi |
| San Miguel Mountain | ESE 106° | 782 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Ellie | NE 48° | 743.712 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wildwood Mountain | NE 51° | 725.424 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:25 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 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 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7026642311
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