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Carbon Beach

Carbon Beach, a beach in California
Carbon Beach, a beach in CaliforniaNOAA / NODD · Public domain
Carbon Beach, a beach in California
NOAA / NODD · Public domain

Carbon Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbon - La Costa Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

Beach in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49320304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.03845, -118.66246

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Legacy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 3.1 mi
  • Dolphin View: 3.2 mi
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 5.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 3.4 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Mott Adobe Ruins: 5.1 mi
  • Keller House: 5.2 mi
  • Tropical Terrace: 5.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • East Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 8.5 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 10.9 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 11.0 mi
Artworks
  • Pink Lady: 3.4 mi
  • First Lights: 4.8 mi
  • Drunken Satyr: 5.6 mi
  • Runner: 5.6 mi
  • Bust of a Poet or Philosopher (Pseudo-Seneca): 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 31
Beaches: 26
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 6
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 6.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 6.7 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Eagle Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 12.5 mi
  • The Grotto: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Carbon Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN1,138 m20.4 mi
Sandstone PeakWNW948 m16.4 mi
Tri PeaksWNW917 m17.5 mi
Exchange PeakWNW899 m17.0 mi
Big DomeWNW888 m17.3 mi
Boney MountainWNW865 m17.7 mi
Castro PeakWNW855 m7.8 mi
Saddle PeakN851 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

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, 10 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 10 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1082435169

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