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Little River State Beach

Little River State Beach from directly overhead

Little River State Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Titlow Hill stands 1,518 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonstone County Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Protected beach of California, United States, in Humboldt County.

Wikidata Q6651721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.01624, -124.10979

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moonstone County Park: 1.0 mi
  • Clam Beach County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Houda Point: 1.5 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 1.7 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 44
  • Strawberry Rock: 4.8 mi
  • White Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Scotty Point: 6.5 mi
  • Candy Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Pkwo’-o-lo’ ‘ue-merkw: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Sumêg Village: 8.6 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 14.5 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 14.8 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 24.3 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titlow HillESE1,518 m24.1 mi
Horse MountainESE1,506 m22.0 mi
Indian ButteESE1,373 m21.6 mi
Buck ButtesE1,261 m20.0 mi
Telescope PeakE1,253 m20.6 mi
Hupa MountainENE1,239 m16.3 mi
Brannan MountainE1,211 m22.2 mi
Brush MountainESE1,198 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1120:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 3 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Trinidad Harbor, CA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769520

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