South Beach
South Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 73 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away.
The story
Beach in Merced County, California, USA.
Wikidata Q49324822, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 73 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Basalt Day Use Area: 3.3 mi
- Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 6.1 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Oliveira Park: 10.4 mi
- Airport Park: 10.7 mi
- Basalt Hill: 4.5 mi
- Red Hill: 8.3 mi
- Spikes Peak: 9.5 mi
- Hagerman Peak: 10.2 mi
- Mount Ararat: 10.3 mi
- Domengine Spring: 3.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 7.8 mi
- Sunburnt Spring: 9.0 mi
- Diamond Spring: 9.3 mi
- O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Volta Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Volta State Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Milliken Museum: 11.9 mi
- Newman City Museum: 16.5 mi
- Double T Acres Ag Museum: 19.9 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- Matthews House: 25.0 mi
- California Korean War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- San Luis Camp Adobe: 14.6 mi
- Orestimba: 15.5 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
- Dos Amigos Vista Point: 16.9 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 18.4 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 22.4 mi
- Swank Farms: 23.1 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 19.7 mi
- Robison Falls: 21.8 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- North Beach: 0.5 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 20.5 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of South Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | SSW 207° | 1,145 m | 14.7 mi |
| Potrero Peak | SSW 198° | 1,132 m | 16.2 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | SW 219° | 1,095 m | 15.5 mi |
| Reinoso Peak | SSW 194° | 1,049 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SW 224° | 1,021 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | SW 225° | 1,001 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ortigalita Peak | SSE 159° | 993 m | 21.1 mi |
| Antimony Peak | SW 223° | 990 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358835126
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 25 mi
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