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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. 24 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

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens: 56
Artworks: 53
  • 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
Nature reserves: 29
Peaks: 24
Beaches: 13
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 OrizabaSSW639 m24.3 mi
Black Jack MountainSSW596 m23.4 mi
Silver PeakSW550 m23.9 mi
FletcherSSW454 m22.2 mi
San Pedro HillNW449 m3.9 mi
Slide 2SW419 m24.4 mi
Mount TorquemadaSW407 m23.5 mi
Ridgecrest HillNW402 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 mile away — 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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