The Great Stone Church
The Great Stone Church is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission San Juan Capistrano, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Former Spanish mission in California.
Dates from 1776.
Wikidata Q1939057, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Height
- 13.62 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Historic SJC Mission City Park: 0.1 mi
- Hist Town Center Park: 0.1 mi
- Los Rios Park: 0.2 mi
- Good Neighbors Park: 0.3 mi
- Arce Park: 0.4 mi
- Made In OC: 0.3 mi
- Bird Houses: 1.2 mi
- Gandhi: 5.6 mi
- Marie Curie: 5.6 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 6.9 mi
- San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- C2 Ranch Marker: 1.0 mi
- Reikers Point: 2.0 mi
- USA HOUSE: 2.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Niguel Hill: 4.2 mi
- Aliso Peak: 4.8 mi
- Temple Hill: 6.3 mi
- Pocket Mouse Hill: 7.8 mi
- Signal Peak: 11.1 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 0.1 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 11.2 mi
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 12.5 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 12.7 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 12.7 mi
- White Oak Springs: 10.6 mi
- Los Chinos Spring: 10.7 mi
- Carrillo Spring: 10.8 mi
- Crow Spring: 10.8 mi
- Dobe Spring: 11.0 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 0.1 mi
- Ocean Institute: 3.8 mi
- Surfing Heritage and Culture Center: 5.5 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 7.8 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 10.6 mi
- Group Campsite: 3.0 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 3.1 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 3.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 3.7 mi
- Poche Beach: 3.9 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.3 mi
- Garden Center 1: 8.9 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 14.4 mi
- Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve: 9.0 mi
- San Onofre State Beach: 9.1 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 12.6 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 12.7 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 13.9 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 14.2 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 14.7 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 14.4 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 15.7 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 15.7 mi
- Ortega Falls: 16.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 5.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 20.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 20.8 mi
- Willard: 19.7 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 20.9 mi
- Terra Cotta: 21.6 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 2.8 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Three Arches: 4.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Great Stone Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NNE 27° | 1,734 m | 16.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NNE 24° | 1,675 m | 16.5 mi |
| Clark | ESE 108° | 1,527 m | 19.7 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NE 38° | 1,401 m | 17.5 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NE 44° | 1,373 m | 15.7 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NE 43° | 1,315 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | N 9° | 1,211 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 23° | 1,197 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
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 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/758872476
Day trips start here
- San Juan Capistrano · 0 mi
- Dana Point · 3 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 3 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 6 mi
- Laguna Beach · 6 mi
- San Clemente · 6 mi
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