- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9622, -122.1139
Three Mile Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled 4 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Three Mile Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 55° | 1,136 m | 18.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 56° | 1,097 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 41° | 1,063 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 38° | 1,061 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 55° | 1,046 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 4° | 985 m | 18.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 3° | 979 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Peak | N 8° | 917 m | 17.9 mi |
- 28.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Table Rock: 1.3 mi
- Horseback Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Namaste Rock: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Moonshine Landing: 3.0 mi
- Streetcar Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 4.5 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission (site): 4.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 39
- Wilder Ranch: 1.7 mi
- Blue Whale Skeleton: 2.8 mi
- Grey Whale Skeleton: 2.8 mi
- Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 3.2 mi
- Train Engine: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 33
- Three Mile Beach: 0.1 mi
- Four Mile Beach: 0.5 mi
- Strawberry Beach: 0.8 mi
- Table Rock Beach: 1.2 mi
- Younger Beach: 2.7 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 24
- Moose Lodge Falls: 6.7 mi
- Ferndell: 6.8 mi
- Scott Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Maple Falls: 13.5 mi
- Fairy Falls: 13.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 5 mi
- Capitola · 9 mi
- Aptos · 11 mi
- Watsonville · 20 mi
- Moss Landing · 21 mi
- Marina · 26 mi
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