Merry Go Round
Merry Go Round is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Clamshell Peak stands 1,338 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sol Spin, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1902
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sol Spin: 0.0 mi
- Jaguar!: 0.0 mi
- Waves Singer: 0.0 mi
- Montezooma's Revenge: 0.0 mi
- Linus Launcher: 0.1 mi
- Marimar: 0.0 mi
- Saltina: 0.0 mi
- Cornelia: 0.1 mi
- Filemón: 0.1 mi
- Torcuato: 0.1 mi
- Camp Snoopy 50th Anniversary Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Drilling Contest: 0.1 mi
- Knott's Berry Farm 100th Anniversary Time Capsule: 0.2 mi
- Rivera (Old Maizeland) School: 0.2 mi
- Old Maizeland School: 0.2 mi
- Western Trails Museum: 0.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 3.5 mi
- Fullerton Museum Center: 4.8 mi
- MUZEO: 5.0 mi
- Los Alamitos Museum: 5.1 mi
- Peak Park: 0.6 mi
- Boisseranc Park: 1.1 mi
- San Antonio Park: 1.1 mi
- Schweitzer Park: 1.3 mi
- Peter Marshall Park: 1.3 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 2.9 mi
- Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 4.5 mi
- Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Garden Of Weeden: 4.9 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.2 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Peak: 5.0 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Cadillac Range: 5.5 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Valley: 10.4 mi
- Creekside: 10.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.8 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 11.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 12.5 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 13.4 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 5.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 5.3 mi
- Washout Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 5.3 mi
- Historic Dam: 13.2 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.5 mi
- McDermont Spring: 15.9 mi
- Tomato Spring: 19.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 19.9 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 20.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 21.0 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.9 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merry Go Round. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clamshell Peak | N 0° | 1,338 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 98° | 1,211 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ESE 103° | 1,161 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Bliss | N 7° | 1,121 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jones Peak | N 353° | 1,029 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lookout Point | N 353° | 987 m | 24.4 mi |
| Johnstone Peak | NNE 28° | 966 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sierra Peak | E 89° | 928 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 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 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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