Ghost town · California
Terra Cotta
Terra Cotta is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Alberhill Ranch Community Swim Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
ghost town in Riverside County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates33.70306, -117.37472
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alberhill Ranch Community Swim Park: 0.4 mi
- Alberhill Ranch Park: 0.6 mi
- Aberhill Ranch Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Summer Lake Park: 1.3 mi
- Machado Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- RECON Ruins Airsoft Field: 2.5 mi
- Normandy Paintball Field: 2.5 mi
- Somalia Paintball Field: 2.5 mi
- Firebase Airsoft Field: 2.5 mi
- Outback Paintball Field: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Pete's Peak: 4.9 mi
- Horsethief Peak: 4.9 mi
- Sail Rock: 5.0 mi
- Estelle Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Steele Peak: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Site of the Third Serrano Adobe: 8.2 mi
- Tanning Vats: 8.2 mi
- Serrano Tanning Vats: 8.2 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 8.4 mi
- Wildomar Elementary School Historic Bell: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 57
- Prayer Garden: 14.1 mi
- School Garden: 14.2 mi
- Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 14.2 mi
- Botanical Wedding Garden: 15.2 mi
- Riverside General Hospital Historic Site: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 45
- Halloween House: 12.7 mi
- Ram Head: 14.0 mi
- Jazz scene: 14.8 mi
- Four To Grow: 15.0 mi
- Casa Blanca: 16.0 mi
Museums: 38
- Southern California Railway Museum: 9.1 mi
- Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum: 10.2 mi
- Perris Valley Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- March Field Air Museum: 13.9 mi
- Yai Heki Regional Indian Museum: 15.1 mi
Springs: 35
- Lion Spring: 4.9 mi
- Los Pinos Spring: 5.4 mi
- Chiquito Spring: 7.1 mi
- Harford Spring: 7.6 mi
- Alder Spring: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Four Seasons Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 12.9 mi
- California Citrus State Historic Park: 13.4 mi
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 14.1 mi
- Double Butte County Park: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Covered Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 13.7 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Area A: 16.8 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 11
- Perris Beach: 15.3 mi
- Moreno Beach: 16.4 mi
- Poche Beach: 23.9 mi
- North Beach: 23.9 mi
- El Portal: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Ortega Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 7.4 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 8.1 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 10.3 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Willard: 2.9 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 8.0 mi
- Pinacate: 9.0 mi
- Leon: 15.6 mi
- La Placita: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Norco Bluffs: 19.6 mi
- Rock Climbing: 20.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Terra Cotta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | W 273° | 1,734 m | 9.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | W 277° | 1,675 m | 9.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | W 270° | 1,401 m | 5.8 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | WSW 245° | 1,373 m | 6.2 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | WSW 257° | 1,315 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | WNW 296° | 1,211 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 291° | 1,197 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bedford Peak | WNW 291° | 1,161 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Lake Elsinore · 4 mi
- Perris · 11 mi
- Corona · 16 mi
- Riverside · 17 mi
- Lake Forest · 18 mi
- Mission Viejo · 19 mi
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