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Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier from directly overhead

Santa Monica Pier is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 66 End of the Trail, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

Pier in Santa Monica, California, USA

Wikidata Q595439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Width
90 m
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.00911, -118.49738

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Route 66 End of the Trail: 0.0 mi
  • Chain Reaction: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Santa Monica: 0.4 mi
  • The Crying Rock and Saint Monica: 0.4 mi
  • The Multicolor Brick Wall: 0.5 mi
Attractions
  • West Coaster: 0.1 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 0.1 mi
  • Inkie's Scrambler: 0.1 mi
  • Carousel Park: 0.1 mi
  • Original Muscle Beach: 0.2 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 28
  • Common Grounds: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Side: 7.3 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 7.3 mi
  • Garden Grove: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 25
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Temescal Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.5 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 Santa Monica Pier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 41°951.6 m18.9 mi
Castro PeakWNW 288°855 m17.3 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 298°851 m10.2 mi
Tongva PeakNE 46°803 m18.8 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 334°692 m19.0 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 309°657 m11.4 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 333°648 m7.2 mi
Saddle RockWNW 287°635 m19.9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/22728853

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