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Theodore Payne Native Flora Area

Theodore Payne Native Flora Area from directly overhead

Theodore Payne Native Flora Area is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1966
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hermosa Garden Club
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.87409, -118.40069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valley Park: 0.0 mi
  • Shaffer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
  • Sandhill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Larsson Street Parkette: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites: 26
  • Day Camp: 3.4 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Common Grounds: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Central: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 22
Waterfalls: 4
  • Temescal Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 24.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Theodore Payne Native Flora Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNNE 16°951.6 m24.6 mi
Saddle PeakNW 314°851 m20.3 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 20°803 m23.7 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 319°657 m21.9 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 331°648 m18.0 mi
McAuley PeakNW 307°625 m23.0 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 340°598 m18.7 mi
Eagle RockNNW 329°596 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575758606365697069666157
Precip in3.03.72.20.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redondo Beach, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch449 obs
  • Western Gull310 obs
  • Sanderling309 obs
  • Willet256 obs
  • Mallard245 obs
  • Garden Snail233 obs
  • Heermann's Gull232 obs
  • Canada Goose207 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/1286671127

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