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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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
  • 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
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
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
  • Case Study House #9: 5.9 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 6.4 mi
  • Inkie's Scrambler: 7.3 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 34
Beaches: 27
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: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 4.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.0 mi
  • Kima Point: 18.1 mi
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 PeakWNW 288°948 m18.7 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 287°917 m19.7 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 286°899 m19.3 mi
Big DomeWNW 288°887.5 m19.6 mi
Castro PeakWNW 289°855 m10.0 mi
Saddle PeakNW 325°851 m3.4 mi
Mission PointNNE 15°832 m19.6 mi
Rocky PeakN 357°797 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 miaway — 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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