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Francis Avenue Community Garden

Francis Avenue Community Garden from directly overhead

Francis Avenue Community Garden is a garden in California, at a recorded elevation of 74 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette Recreation Center, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 2.3 miles off.

What the record says

Height
4.3 m
Elevation
73.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05703, -118.28944

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Artworks
  • General Harrison Gray Otis: 0.6 mi
  • White Doves: 0.7 mi
  • Msgr. Romero: 0.7 mi
  • স্বাগতম লিটল বাংলাদেশ: 1.0 mi
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 2.2 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.7 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.8 mi
  • Olive Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 41
  • Cedar Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.7 mi
  • Captain's Roost: 4.9 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 5.0 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 18
Springs: 17
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 14.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.2 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Francis Avenue Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNE 40°1,878 m16.9 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE 39°1,819 m16.8 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 37°1,767 m16.6 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 41°1,746 m16.5 mi
Mount LoweNE 41°1,699 m16.0 mi
Mount HarvardNE 50°1,640 m16.9 mi
Mount LukensN 11°1,546.6 m14.9 mi
Mount YaleNE 52°1,451 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 2 mi away.

  • Western Gull330 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel266 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk219 obs
  • Western Honey Bee212 obs
  • Rock Pigeon193 obs
  • Garden Snail163 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle162 obs
  • House Sparrow159 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/427290102

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