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El Granada Beach

El Granada Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Morena Sierra stands 731 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mirada Surf, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

Beach in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49320624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.49973, -122.46857

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mirada Surf: 0.3 mi
  • Princeton by the Sea Park: 1.3 mi
  • Frenchmans Creek Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 2.4 mi
  • Oak Avenue Park: 2.8 mi
Attractions
  • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 2.9 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 5.2 mi
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 8.9 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
  • Half Moon Bay Jail: 3.4 mi
  • James Johnston House: 4.3 mi
  • Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
  • Millbrae Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 53
  • Quarry Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Burlingame Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Beresford Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Dutch Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Walled Garden: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 51
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Summit Spring: 10.2 mi
  • El Polín Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Spring source: 21.2 mi
  • Old Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of El Granada Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morena SierraSE731 m10.7 mi
Allen LookoutSE708 m12.3 mi
Skeggs PointSE703 m10.8 mi
Langley HillSE677 m17.2 mi
Mount MelvilleSE672 m17.7 mi
Bald KnobSE637 m8.2 mi
Kings MountainESE637 m8.9 mi
Teague HillESE612 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515152535557596059575451
Precip in5.14.73.71.81.00.40.10.20.21.32.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Half Moon BAY, 2 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.85 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775658

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