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Poche Beach

Poche Beach from directly overhead

Poche Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mira Costa Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Orange County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49323527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.44643, -117.65429

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 60
  • Reikers Point: 1.9 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Park Semper Fi: 2.6 mi
  • USA HOUSE: 3.7 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Made In OC: 3.6 mi
  • Bird Houses: 4.3 mi
  • Gandhi: 8.8 mi
  • Marie Curie: 8.8 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 9.7 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 47
Springs: 29
Beaches: 22
  • South Day Use Beach: 1.4 mi
  • North Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Group Campsite: 1.7 mi
  • El Portal: 2.0 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 17
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.4 mi
  • Vista Point: 15.4 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 17.3 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 5.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 21°1,734 m19.5 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 19°1,675 m19.9 mi
ClarkE 97°1,527 m18.4 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 30°1,401 m20.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 35°1,373 m18.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 34°1,315 m20.1 mi
Pleasants PeakN 6°1,211 m24.3 mi
Bald PeakNNE 18°1,197 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 10 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station San Clemente, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/183528377

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