Johnson's Beach
Johnson's Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Guerneville River Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
Johnson's Beach officially ends at the fence. The beach to the west of the summer dam is no long Johnson's Beach, and Johnson's Beach regulations no longer apply. Surface of both beaches is pebbles/small, rocks.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Guerneville River Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 0.2 mi
- J. K. Wright Playground and Courts: 0.3 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 0.6 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 0.8 mi
- Giraffes in the Forest: 9.9 mi
- O'Reilley Tarsir: 10.5 mi
- The Ark: 10.5 mi
- National Peace Site: 10.5 mi
- Luthur Burbank: 11.3 mi
- Neeley Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gabes Rock: 1.1 mi
- River Overlook: 1.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Heller: 2.7 mi
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 6.8 mi
- Path to Peace: 10.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Grove: 10.3 mi
- Church of SaintTeresa ofAvila: 10.7 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Vacation Beach: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Beach: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Monte Rio Community Beach: 2.4 mi
- Dutch Bill Beach: 2.5 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 2.8 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.3 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 10.5 mi
- Robbin Food Forest: 11.3 mi
- Patterson Point Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Bohemia Ecological Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 1.8 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 6.1 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 7.9 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 12.1 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 12.2 mi
- Korbel Museum: 1.8 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 4.4 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 10.4 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 10.6 mi
- Windsor Museum: 10.7 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 2.2 mi
- Goat Rock: 8.1 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Campo Gianni: 4.8 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 18.1 mi
- Lawson Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 9.9 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 13.4 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 18.1 mi
- Hunter Spring: 20.2 mi
- Arched Rock: 8.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Johnson's Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNW 331° | 807 m | 16.6 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NNW 332° | 747 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pole Mountain | W 273° | 672 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NNW 346° | 627 m | 7.4 mi |
| High Rock | NW 310° | 611 m | 11.5 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | W 278° | 598 m | 6.7 mi |
| McCray Mountain | N 3° | 585 m | 4.4 mi |
| Queens Peak | N 6° | 584 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 10.8 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Occidental, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/282972723
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