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Takaishi Japanese Garden

Takaishi Japanese Garden from directly overhead

Takaishi Japanese Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Temescal Peak stands 648 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lomita Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.80493, -118.31965

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 45
Picnic sites: 23
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 6
  • Temescal Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 23.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temescal PeakNNW 327°648 m24.5 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 334°598 m25.0 mi
Green PeakNW 326°590 m23.5 mi
Cahuenga PeakN 359°553 m22.9 mi
Goat Peak (High Point)NNW 327°527 m22.2 mi
Mount LeeN 360°521 m22.8 mi
Burbank PeakN 358°515 m22.9 mi
Mount HollywoodN 3°492 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel217 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard177 obs
  • Western Honey Bee139 obs
  • Monarch104 obs
  • Common Raven89 obs
  • Black Phoebe89 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler70 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider61 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/1366729006

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