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Carousel Park

Carousel Park from directly overhead

Carousel Park is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pier Playground, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

park in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49477037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
18.2 m
Elevation
5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01012, -118.49613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Route 66 End of the Trail: 0.1 mi
  • Welcome to Santa Monica: 0.3 mi
  • Chain Reaction: 0.3 mi
  • The Crying Rock and Saint Monica: 0.3 mi
  • The Multicolor Brick Wall: 0.5 mi
Attractions
  • Breakdance Showdown: 0.1 mi
  • Santa Monica Pier: 0.1 mi
  • Original Muscle Beach: 0.1 mi
  • West Coaster: 0.2 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 28
  • Common Grounds: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Side: 7.2 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 7.2 mi
  • Garden Grove: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 25
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.3 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Carousel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 41°951.6 m18.8 mi
Castro PeakWNW 288°855 m17.4 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 297°851 m10.2 mi
Tongva PeakNE 46°803 m18.7 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 334°692 m19.0 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 308°657 m11.4 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 333°648 m7.2 mi
Saddle RockWNW 287°635 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/336889636

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