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Betteravia

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Betteravia is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Tepusquet Peak stands 982 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Westgate Park, a park 3.3 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in California, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates34.91780, -120.51500

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westgate Park: 3.3 mi
  • Heritage Square Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cielo Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Paseo Park: 4.1 mi
  • Marilyn Stanley Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Mount Lospe: 5.4 mi
  • Lions Head: 6.7 mi
  • Newlove Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Nipomo Mesa: 9.2 mi
  • Mount Solomon: 9.4 mi
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 15
  • Area 6: 4.1 mi
  • Area 7: 4.1 mi
  • Area 8: 4.2 mi
  • Area 4: 4.2 mi
  • Area 5: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Independence: 10.6 mi
  • Bitter Creek Western Railroad: 10.9 mi
  • Barbeque Flats: 12.3 mi
  • ATV Safety Training Area: 12.3 mi
  • Worm Valley: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 4
  • Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge: 8.9 mi
  • Los Flores Ranch Park: 10.9 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Difficult Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Barrel Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Cherokee Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Big Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Storybrook Falls: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Santa Maria Valley Sustainable Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Brighton Avenue Garden: 15.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tepusquet PeakE982 m18.6 mi
Pine Ridge SummitNNE981 m24.0 mi
Hi MountainNNE969 m24.2 mi
Manzanita MountainE957 m24.7 mi
Los Coches MountainENE919 m15.3 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroNNE865 m24.6 mi
Bald MountainN855 m22.3 mi
Bone MountainE854 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4119:14
June solstice05:4919:4220:20
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:0716:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535455575962646564625752
Precip in2.72.82.60.90.40.10.00.00.10.51.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Maria Public AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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