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Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden

Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden from directly overhead

Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. El Capitan stands 1,026 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of the Moon, a park 0.3 miles away.

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Coordinates32.77240, -117.18977
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garden of the Moon: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of the Sky: 0.3 mi
  • Edward Tyler Cramer Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of the Sea: 0.4 mi
  • Silver Terrance Mini Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 0.9 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 0.9 mi
  • Mormon Battalion Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Fort Stockton: 1.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Emperor: 2.0 mi
  • Wild Arctic Exhibit & Arctic Rescue Rollercoaster: 2.0 mi
  • Penguin Encounter: 2.0 mi
  • Wild Arctic: 2.0 mi
  • Journey to Atlantis: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 58
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 5.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 24
Springs: 7
  • Dog Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.1 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 22.2 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El CapitanENE 64°1,026 m23.2 mi
Silverdome IIENE 63°970.36 m22.4 mi
Woodson MountainNE 38°878 m20.7 mi
Sycuan PeakE 93°840 m22.3 mi
North Iron MountainNE 41°824 m20.2 mi
Iron MountainNE 45°818 m19.3 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 43°802 m20.3 mi
Middle SummitNE 43°790 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard1,047 obs
  • Western Honey Bee582 obs
  • lemonade berry533 obs
  • Garland Daisy385 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird352 obs
  • laurel sumac349 obs
  • House Finch343 obs
  • Toyon333 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/260545680

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