- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9544, -122.0872
Fern Grotto Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled 1 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Plant Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Fern Grotto Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 51° | 1,136 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 52° | 1,097 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 36° | 1,063 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 33° | 1,061 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 51° | 1,046 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 359° | 985 m | 18.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 359° | 979 m | 18.9 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 32° | 917 m | 18.3 mi |
- 27.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wilder Beach Natural Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Arroyo Seco Canyon: 2.1 mi
- The Triangle: 2.3 mi
- Ohlone Tiger Beetle Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Lower Moore Creek Natural Reserve: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Wagner Grove: 3.3 mi
- Friendship Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Upper Glen Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Millennium Circle: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Natural Bridges State Beach: 1.5 mi
- Westside Pump Track: 1.8 mi
- Moore Creek Overlook: 1.8 mi
- Santa Cruz holding 4: 1.8 mi
- Sergeant Derby Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Moonshine Landing: 1.5 mi
- Streetcar Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 3.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 3.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Guardian I: 1.9 mi
- Welcome to Santa Cruz: 2.1 mi
- Untitled: 2.9 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Table Rock: 2.8 mi
- Horseback Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bolcoff Hill: 4.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- Wilder Ranch: 0.5 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 1.3 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 1.3 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 1.7 mi
- Train Engine: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 38
- Sand Plant Beach: 0.2 mi
- Strawberry Beach: 0.8 mi
- Younger Beach: 1.2 mi
- Three Mile Beach: 1.5 mi
- Three Mile Beach: 1.6 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 33
- University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum: 2.5 mi
- Australian Garden: 2.5 mi
- Family Student Housing Garden: 2.7 mi
- Trescony Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Oakes Garden: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Moose Lodge Falls: 6.1 mi
- Ferndell: 6.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 12.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 12.7 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 14.1 mi
Springs: 14
- Dodero Spring: 2.8 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 5.2 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 6.9 mi
- Redwood Springs: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Chrystal Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 4.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 1.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 4 mi
- Capitola · 7 mi
- Aptos · 10 mi
- Watsonville · 18 mi
- Moss Landing · 20 mi
- Marina · 24 mi
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