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West Beach

West Beach from directly overhead

West Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Syuxtun Story Circle, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

beach in the city of Santa Barbara, California

Wikidata Q7984419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.41030, -119.69030
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ambassador Park: 0.1 mi
  • Chase Palm Park: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza del Mar: 0.3 mi
  • Pershing Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chase Palm Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Artworks: 53
Peaks: 49
  • Dibblee Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 4.5 mi
  • Ortega Hill: 4.7 mi
Springs: 27
  • Veronica Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 11.5 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 26
Beaches: 26
Attractions: 25
  • Condor Express Whale Watching: 0.2 mi
  • Black Swan: 1.5 mi
  • Capybara: 1.5 mi
  • Flamingos: 1.6 mi
  • Fennic Fox: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hot Springs Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 5.6 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 11.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 9.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 6°2,077 m20.0 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 16°1,993 m20.2 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 341°1,973 m21.9 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 336°1,887 m22.0 mi
Samon PeakN 6°1,840 m22.5 mi
Monte AridoNE 55°1,831 m15.5 mi
Old Man MountainENE 61°1,688 m15.4 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 339°1,687 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1516:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, under a mile away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.66 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Barbara, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1050207589

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