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Bolsa Chica State Beach

Bolsa Chica State Beach from directly overhead

Bolsa Chica State Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Flores Peak stands 566 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII 16 inch Gun Mount, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Beach and state park in Orange County, California, USA.

Wikidata Q4940035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

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State of CA
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.69464, -118.04751

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 0.7 mi
  • WWII Submarine Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 5.6 mi
  • Ashlee Armond Bench: 6.2 mi
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 7.5 mi
Parks
Museums
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.6 mi
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 7.4 mi
  • Rewind Racers: 8.9 mi
  • Crank 'n' Roll: 8.9 mi
  • Crazy Bus: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 53
Artworks: 53
  • Suppory In Love: 4.6 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 6.6 mi
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 6.6 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 6.6 mi
  • Carillon Tower: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 6.2 mi
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Randall Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Gull Park: 10.5 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Landing Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 10.9 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Mother's Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 13
Waterfalls: 6
  • Washout Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 18.1 mi
Springs: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bolsa Chica State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flores PeakE566 m24.5 mi
San Juan HillNE543 m23.3 mi
Bolero PointE534 m22.6 mi
Gilman PeakNE514 m22.2 mi
Andersen BumpNE482 m23.1 mi
San Pedro HillWNW449 m17.0 mi
Puente HillsNNE435 m20.0 mi
Workman HillN424 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 10 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Los Patos (highway bridge), 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/39970014

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