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Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz)

Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz) from directly overhead

Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz) is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Waddell Beach (State Parks), a beach 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Cruz County Department of Parks and Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.09351, -122.27697
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 3.3 mi
  • San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 4.1 mi
  • stone fireplace: 5.8 mi
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 6.8 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 8.3 mi
Parks
  • Davenport Beach County Park: 7.2 mi
  • Forest Swimming Pool: 8.1 mi
  • Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 8.4 mi
  • Garrahan Park: 8.9 mi
  • Junction Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Nature Circle: 13.0 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Family Student Housing Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rachel Carson Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Waddell Beach (State Parks): 0.2 mi
  • Las Trancas Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Greyhound Rock Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Bight Beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 39
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 16
  • Reggiardo Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiNE 48°985 m13.5 mi
Castle RockNE 47°979 m13.6 mi
The PeakNE 52°917 m14.3 mi
Lookout TowerNE 41°892 m14.0 mi
Goat RockNE 45°890 m13.2 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNE 54°880 m14.3 mi
Summit RockNE 44°878 m14.1 mi
Varian PeakNE 43°873 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:33
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 11 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Ano Nuevo Island, CA, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/749633643

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