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Church from directly overhead

Church is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is San Onofre State Beach, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37965, -117.57451

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 40
  • Smugglers Sink: 3.4 mi
  • Park Semper Fi: 3.9 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Camp Pendleton: 7.7 mi
  • Reikers Point: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Made In OC: 9.5 mi
  • Bird Houses: 9.7 mi
  • Gandhi: 15.2 mi
  • Marie Curie: 15.3 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 16.1 mi
Springs: 25
Beaches: 21
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 1.6 mi
  • T Street Beach: 3.5 mi
  • The Pier Beach: 3.9 mi
  • El Portal: 4.5 mi
  • North Beach: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 19.0 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 23.0 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakN1,734 m23.0 mi
Modjeska PeakN1,675 m23.6 mi
ClarkE1,527 m13.9 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE1,401 m23.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakNNE1,373 m20.6 mi
Horsethief PeakNNE1,315 m22.3 mi
San Mateo PeakNE1,095 m19.7 mi
Elsinore PeakNE1,078 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5116:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557606367707270665954

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pendleton Mcas, 14 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station San Clemente, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/294108745

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