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The Great Stone Church

The Great Stone Church from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.50224, -117.66213

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • 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
Artworks
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 49
Springs: 30
Beaches: 22
  • 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
Gardens: 20
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 10.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 11.7 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 14.2 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 27°1,734 m16.2 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 24°1,675 m16.5 mi
ClarkESE 108°1,527 m19.7 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 38°1,401 m17.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 44°1,373 m15.7 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 43°1,315 m17.3 mi
Pleasants PeakN 9°1,211 m20.6 mi
Bald PeakNNE 23°1,197 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/758872476

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