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Cabrillo Beach

Cabrillo Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Orizaba stands 639 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabrillo Beach Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cabrillo Beach is a historic public beach located in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. It is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Spanish explorer who was the first to sail up the California coast. Cabrillo has two separate beach areas.

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Wikidata Q2932449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.71084, -118.28323

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 0.1 mi
  • Stephen M. White: 0.1 mi
  • Ghost Fish: 1.5 mi
  • Victory Arch: 1.6 mi
  • Jabob's Ladder: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves: 32
Peaks: 25
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 4
  • Washout Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 21.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Torqua Spring: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrizabaSSW 199°639 m24.3 mi
Black Jack MountainSSW 197°596 m23.4 mi
Silver PeakSW 224°550 m23.9 mi
FletcherSSW 196°454 m22.2 mi
San Pedro HillNW 309°449 m3.9 mi
Slide 2SW 224°419 m24.4 mi
Mount TorquemadaSW 216°407.2 m23.5 mi
Ridgecrest HillNW 305°402 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Cabrillo Beach, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/31927905

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