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Big Rock Beach

Big Rock Beach from directly overhead

Big Rock Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans), a park 0.8 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off.

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Coordinates34.03778, -118.62129

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 0.8 mi
  • Dolphin View: 0.8 mi
  • Legacy Park: 3.9 mi
  • Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 3.9 mi
  • Santa Ynez Private Recreational Center: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 3.3 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 3.9 mi
  • Long Wharf in Santa Monica: 5.4 mi
  • Marquez Family Historical Monument: 6.3 mi
  • Santa Monica Gables Beach Club: 6.6 mi
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 4.0 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 6.4 mi
  • Inkie's Scrambler: 7.3 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 7.4 mi
  • Santa Monica Pier: 7.4 mi
Artworks
  • Drunken Satyr: 3.2 mi
  • Runner: 3.2 mi
  • Bust of a Poet or Philosopher (Pseudo-Seneca): 3.2 mi
  • Bust of a Youth: 3.3 mi
  • Bust of an Athlete: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 59
  • East Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 8.6 mi
  • 19th Street Community Farm: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Organic Learning Garden: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 32
Beaches: 26
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 9
  • Eagle Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.9 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 9.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 9.1 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 14.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Big Rock Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakWNW948 m18.7 mi
Tri PeaksWNW917 m19.7 mi
Exchange PeakWNW899 m19.3 mi
Big DomeWNW888 m19.6 mi
Castro PeakWNW855 m10.0 mi
Saddle PeakNW851 m3.4 mi
Mission PointNNE832 m19.6 mi
Rocky PeakN797 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:50

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, 7 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 7 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1092168329

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