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Tunitas Beach

Tunitas Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Castle Rock stands 979 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Martins Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away.

The story

beach in San Mateo County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49325073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35604, -122.40139

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 1.9 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 1.9 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 10.2 mi
  • Towne Trail: 10.4 mi
Parks
  • San Mateo Coast State Beaches: 4.1 mi
  • Pescadero State Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Johnson House Historic Site: 6.6 mi
  • Smith Field Park: 6.7 mi
  • La Honda Store State Historic Landmark: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Fruit Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Dutch Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Panel Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Knot Garden: 9.3 mi
Museums: 50
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 7
  • Aramai Point: 18.1 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 18.5 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 18.8 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 18.9 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 19.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Summit Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Spring source: 13.5 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Tunitas Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockESE 118°979 m19.0 mi
Lookout TowerESE 115°892 m17.7 mi
Goat RockESE 119°890 m18.4 mi
Summit RockESE 116°878 m18.4 mi
Varian PeakESE 119°873 m18.0 mi
Black MountainE 101°849 m14.2 mi
Turtle RockESE 113°812 m15.3 mi
Borel HillESE 103°766 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.85 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA, 11 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/37022470

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