Ghost town · California
Willard
Willard is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Elsinore Recreation Area, a park 1.0 miles away.
former populated place in Riverside County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates33.66140, -117.37900
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Elsinore Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Lakeland Village Community Center: 1.0 mi
- Machado Park: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Street Park: 1.6 mi
- McVicker Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Pete's Peak: 3.0 mi
- Sail Rock: 3.1 mi
- San Mateo Peak: 3.3 mi
- Rome Hill: 3.9 mi
- Elsinore Peak: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore: 3.0 mi
- Firebase Airsoft Field: 4.9 mi
- Somalia Paintball Field: 4.9 mi
- Casino: 4.9 mi
- Concrete Pipes Paintball Field: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Wildomar Elementary School Historic Bell: 7.3 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 8.0 mi
- Site of the Third Serrano Adobe: 10.1 mi
- Tanning Vats: 10.1 mi
- Serrano Tanning Vats: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Prayer Garden: 12.8 mi
- School Garden: 13.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.8 mi
- Student Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 46
- Ram Head: 12.4 mi
- Halloween House: 15.6 mi
- Peace Obelisk: 16.1 mi
- Jazz scene: 17.5 mi
- Horse: 17.5 mi
Springs: 36
- Lion Spring: 2.1 mi
- Los Pinos Spring: 4.2 mi
- Chiquito Spring: 5.5 mi
- Pigeon Spring: 5.6 mi
- Alder Spring: 7.8 mi
Museums: 34
- Southern California Railway Museum: 10.9 mi
- Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum: 12.1 mi
- Perris Valley Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Wings and Rotors Air Museum: 15.4 mi
- March Field Air Museum: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Four Seasons Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 10.5 mi
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 15.7 mi
- Double Butte County Park: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 14
- Perris Beach: 17.7 mi
- Moreno Beach: 18.7 mi
- North Beach: 21.6 mi
- El Portal: 21.6 mi
- The Pier Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Covered Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 13.9 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 15.9 mi
- Employee Break Area: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Ortega Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 5.2 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 7.4 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 8.2 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Terra Cotta: 2.9 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 9.8 mi
- Pinacate: 10.8 mi
- Leon: 15.3 mi
- La Placita: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Coyote Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Rock Climbing: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 19.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Three Arches: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Willard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | WNW 291° | 1,734 m | 9.5 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | WNW 293° | 1,675 m | 10.3 mi |
| Clark | S 172° | 1,527 m | 17.3 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | WNW 297° | 1,401 m | 6.2 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | W 273° | 1,373 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | WNW 291° | 1,315 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NW 306° | 1,211 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | NW 306° | 1,197 m | 11.1 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Lake Elsinore · 3 mi
- Perris · 13 mi
- Mission Viejo · 17 mi
- Corona · 18 mi
- Lake Forest · 18 mi
- Temecula · 18 mi
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