- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9610, -121.9894
Sunny Cove Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled 3 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Maria's Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
bay in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49393246, matched on coordinates and name (86 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Sunny Cove Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 38° | 1,136 m | 13.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 39° | 1,097 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 20° | 1,063 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 15° | 1,061 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 38° | 1,046 m | 13.9 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 16° | 917 m | 15.6 mi |
| The Peak | NNW 346° | 917 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | NNW 346° | 880 m | 18.1 mi |
- 26.1 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Night Fighter: 1.0 mi
- Branciforte: 1.9 mi
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 2.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 2.2 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Giant Dipper: 1.5 mi
- Looff Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Undertow: 1.6 mi
- Stagnaro Fishing Charters & Whale Watching Cruises: 1.7 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Bolcoff Hill: 2.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
- La Corona: 3.2 mi
- Horseback Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Massiah: 4.4 mi
Museums: 39
Beaches: 32
- Santa Maria's Beach: 0.1 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 0.5 mi
- Harbor Beach: 0.6 mi
- Private's Nude Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hooper Beach: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Moose Lodge Falls: 4.9 mi
- Ferndell: 7.4 mi
- Fairy Falls: 7.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.0 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 9.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Capitola · 2 mi
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Aptos · 5 mi
- Watsonville · 13 mi
- Moss Landing · 16 mi
- Marina · 22 mi
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