Attraction · California
Carousel
Carousel is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Eagle Crag stands 1,538 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tea Cups, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mulligan Family Fun Center
How to reach it
Coordinates33.55990, -117.20144
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Tea Cups: 0.0 mi
- Arcade: 0.0 mi
- Frog Hopper: 0.0 mi
- Western Train: 0.0 mi
- Rock Wall: 0.0 mi
Parks
- Town Square Park: 0.5 mi
- B Street Station: 0.6 mi
- Hunt Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- California Oaks Sports Park: 0.9 mi
- Meadow Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Chaney Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mesa de Burro: 3.2 mi
- Hogbacks: 3.7 mi
- Monument Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mesa de la Punta: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Memorial Flags: 0.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Rock Garden: 0.5 mi
- Laurel Flag Pole Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Veterans / Active Troops / Fallen Heroes Memorial Cross: 1.9 mi
Museums: 37
- Wings and Rotors Air Museum: 4.3 mi
- Temecula Valley Museum: 5.2 mi
- Pennypickle's Workshop Museum: 5.5 mi
- Little Temecula History Center: 8.1 mi
- Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society: 12.6 mi
Springs: 33
- Iodine Spring: 4.3 mi
- Adobe Spring: 4.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 10.8 mi
- Lion Spring: 11.4 mi
- Adobe Spring: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 26
- Prayer Garden: 2.0 mi
- Student Gardens: 3.0 mi
- School Garden: 3.2 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 7.1 mi
- Romantic Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- A: 0.2 mi
- S: 0.2 mi
- E: 0.2 mi
- M: 0.2 mi
- Ram Head: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Double Butte County Park: 12.1 mi
- Four Seasons Preserve: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Employee Break Area: 3.8 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 4.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Area A: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 11.3 mi
- Ortega Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 15.2 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Leon: 7.6 mi
- Willard: 12.4 mi
- Pinacate: 13.9 mi
- Terra Cotta: 14.0 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Perris Beach: 21.0 mi
- Moreno Beach: 21.5 mi
- Shipwreck Shore: 23.9 mi
- Church: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 24.1 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 24.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- San Onofre Bluff: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Crag | SE 130° | 1,538 m | 18.5 mi |
| Clark | SW 218° | 1,527 m | 12.8 mi |
| Agua Tibia Mountain | SE 129° | 1,454 m | 16.4 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | WNW 302° | 1,401 m | 18.6 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | WNW 295° | 1,373 m | 17.1 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | WNW 301° | 1,315 m | 17.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | WNW 290° | 1,095 m | 10.9 mi |
| Elsinore Peak | WNW 290° | 1,078 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
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 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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