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SDSU Beach

SDSU Beach from directly overhead

SDSU Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Beach Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

outdoor education instruction site for San Diego State University Campus Recreation programs

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Coordinates32.78233, -117.25380
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Crystal Pier Entrance: 1.0 mi
  • Cirque de Neon: 1.8 mi
  • Aquarium de la Mer: 1.8 mi
  • California Tide Pool: 1.8 mi
  • Bayside Skyride: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Site of the Kate Olivia Sessions Nursery: 2.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 3.8 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 3.8 mi
Museums
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 56
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.1 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 10.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dog Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 16.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainNE 46°878 m22.7 mi
North Iron MountainNE 49°824 m22.4 mi
Iron MountainNE 53°818 m21.7 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 51°802 m22.6 mi
Middle SummitNE 51°790 m22.3 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 108°782 m19.4 mi
Mount EllieNE 50°743.712 m22.0 mi
Wildwood MountainNE 53°725.424 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 2 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Quivira Basin, Mission Bay, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7828214715

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