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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
Gardens
  • 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
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
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
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 SierraSE 125°731 m10.7 mi
Allen LookoutSE 129°708 m12.3 mi
Skeggs PointSE 124°703 m10.8 mi
Langley HillSE 132°677 m17.2 mi
Mount MelvilleSE 129°672 m17.7 mi
Bald KnobSE 130°637 m8.2 mi
Kings MountainESE 117°637 m8.9 mi
Teague HillESE 120°612 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 5080 °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 mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775658

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