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The Ink Well

The Ink Well from directly overhead

The Ink Well is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Bay Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates34.00538, -118.49150

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Original Muscle Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Longboard Dancing Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • West Coaster: 0.4 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 0.4 mi
  • Carousel Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Chain Reaction: 0.3 mi
  • The Multicolor Brick Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Route 66 End of the Trail: 0.4 mi
  • The Crying Rock and Saint Monica: 0.6 mi
  • Welcome to Santa Monica: 0.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 28
  • Common Grounds: 4.8 mi
  • Lake Side: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 6.9 mi
  • Garden Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 25
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.6 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Temescal Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of The Ink Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 40°951.6 m18.9 mi
Castro PeakWNW 288°855 m17.7 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 298°851 m10.6 mi
Tongva PeakNE 45°803 m18.8 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 334°692 m19.4 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 309°657 m11.8 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 332°648 m7.6 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 289°625 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10294383071

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