Apollo Rocket Engine
Apollo Rocket Engine is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Parthenia Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 miles off.
F1 main rocket engine used in Apollo moon missions
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parthenia Park: 0.7 mi
- Winnetka Park: 1.2 mi
- Lanark Park: 1.5 mi
- Sean Brown Park: 1.8 mi
- Mason Park: 2.0 mi
- Munch Box: 1.8 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 3.6 mi
- Valley Girl -- Party House: 3.7 mi
- Encino Man -- Family House: 4.0 mi
- West Valley Museum: 2.2 mi
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum: 2.4 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 2.5 mi
- Santa Susana Depot: 4.6 mi
- Valley Relics Museum: 5.2 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.7 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 3.1 mi
- Red Barn Hill: 3.3 mi
- Chatsworth Peak: 3.5 mi
- Dean's Point: 3.7 mi
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 3.2 mi
- Banksia: 3.4 mi
- Australian Grass Tree: 3.4 mi
- Channel Islands: 3.4 mi
- Kangaroo Paws: 3.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.2 mi
- Tiki: 2.5 mi
- Flying Pig: 2.6 mi
- Windows of Time: 3.0 mi
- Zelzah Train Depot: 3.0 mi
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 3.0 mi
- sun dial: 3.3 mi
- Cleveland Park / Old Trapper's: 3.3 mi
- Smallwood Fountain: 3.4 mi
- Charles R. Kessler, Ph.D.: 3.4 mi
- Redwood Grove: 2.7 mi
- shady grass: 4.0 mi
- Johnson Park: 9.9 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 10.5 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 10.5 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 13.4 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 13.4 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 13.6 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 13.6 mi
- La Costa Beach: 13.9 mi
- Old Chatsworth Reservoir: 2.3 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 3.6 mi
- LA County Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Indian Springs Open Space: 3.9 mi
- Gopher Canyon (Native Plant Restoration Area): 4.0 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 3.9 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 7.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Spring: 8.8 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 11.8 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 9.8 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 11.4 mi
- Temescal Falls: 11.8 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.1 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Kima Point: 23.9 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 24.8 mi
- Mentryville: 10.2 mi
- Coba Arch: 11.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Apollo Rocket Engine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Peak | NE 48° | 1,203 m | 12.2 mi |
| Oat Mountain | N 354° | 1,138 m | 6.7 mi |
| Contract Point | NE 54° | 1,108 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 60° | 1,094 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,081 m | 13.5 mi |
| Limerock Peak | ENE 66° | 905 m | 14.4 mi |
| Towsley Peak | N 359° | 875 m | 8.5 mi |
| Castro Peak | SW 228° | 855 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6285507206
Day trips start here
- Chatsworth · 2 mi
- Calabasas · 6 mi
- North Valley · 6 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 7 mi
- South Valley · 7 mi
- Simi Valley · 8 mi
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