- Elevation, modelled
- 213 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Viejas Mountain1,272 m · 19.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 32.8243, -117.0507
Middle Earth is a cliff in California, at a modelled 213 m. Viejas Mountain stands 1,272 m to the east, 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Middle Earth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viejas Mountain | E 82° | 1,272 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lyons Peak | ESE 117° | 1,139 m | 18.7 mi |
| El Cajon Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,112 m | 14.8 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 64° | 1,026 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ENE 62° | 996 m | 15.8 mi |
| Silverdome II | ENE 62° | 970.36 m | 13.6 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NNE 20° | 878 m | 13.6 mi |
| San Vicente Mountain | NE 54° | 861 m | 17.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 0.4 mi
- Pyles Peak: 0.7 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Cowles Mountain: 1.4 mi
- North Fortuna Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Mission Trails Regional Park: 0.5 mi
- BMX course: 0.9 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 1.1 mi
- Dailard Park: 1.2 mi
- Rancho Mission Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- They Cared Memorial: 3.0 mi
- SDSU Sundial: 3.6 mi
- SDSU Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Aztec Center: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Fern Garden: 3.5 mi
- College Area Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Aztec Cannibus Garden: 3.7 mi
- Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
- Lemon Grove Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums
- Historical Archaeology and Maya Research (HAMR) Lab: 3.5 mi
- Allen Airways Flying Museum: 4.4 mi
- Gillespie Field Annex: 4.9 mi
- Knox House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Il Occhiolino: 4.7 mi
- Untitled Heads: 4.7 mi
- Ronald McDonald: 6.1 mi
- Multiple: 6.1 mi
- Metro Biosolids Center Welcome Sign: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Lemon Grove Big Lemon: 5.8 mi
- Balboa Park Carousel: 8.3 mi
- San Diego Zoo Miniature Railroad: 8.4 mi
- Balboa Park Miniature Railroad Station: 8.4 mi
- Animals in Action: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Middle Earth: 0.0 mi
- Middle Earth: 0.0 mi
- Limbo - Deviation: 0.1 mi
- Limbo: 0.1 mi
- Limbo: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 3.2 mi
- San Diego River: 4.4 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 5.3 mi
- Elliott Chaparral Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 24
- Crown Point Shores: 10.9 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 11.4 mi
- SDSU Beach: 12.1 mi
- La Jolla Shores Beach: 12.2 mi
- Torrey Pines City Beach: 12.2 mi
Springs: 18
- Dog Spring: 0.6 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 8.2 mi
- La Honda Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 12.8 mi
- Durasnitos Spring: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Lower Adobe Falls: 3.3 mi
- Adobe Falls: 3.3 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 17.3 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- San Pasqual: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
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