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The Sunset Bench

The Sunset Bench from directly overhead

The Sunset Bench is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Seaside Wilderness Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
stone
Inscription
"THE SUNSET BENCH" AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT BY JAMES LEE REA III SHAPED BY ROBERT GUTHRIE 2018
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.27458, -119.30687
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seaside Wilderness Park: 0.1 mi
  • Surfers Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Emma Wood State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mission Park: 0.6 mi
  • Albinger Archeological Museum: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Loma de la Cruz: 1.0 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 8.3 mi
  • Rincon Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 11.1 mi
Museums: 45
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 29
  • Jake Kochel: 0.5 mi
  • Old Well and Borrow Pit: 0.7 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.7 mi
  • Old Mission Church Foundation: 0.7 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.7 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Little Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Surfer's Knoll: 3.4 mi
  • Mandalay State Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Faria Beach: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 16
Springs: 10
  • Sulphur Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 16.9 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • 33 Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 19.0 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 19.5 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Area 2: 5.7 mi
  • Area 4: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 22.6 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Foothill Crag "The Foot": 13.9 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 18.7 mi
  • San Ysidro Rock: 21.9 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sunset Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakN 3°2,284 m24.7 mi
Haddock MountainN 9°2,265 m24.4 mi
Hines PeakNE 39°2,041 m21.0 mi
Topatopa BluffNE 36°1,945 m19.2 mi
Monte AridoNNW 334°1,831 m20.5 mi
Chief PeakNNE 26°1,703 m18.1 mi
Old Man MountainNNW 334°1,688 m18.7 mi
Sisar PeakNNE 31°1,680 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4619:3620:13
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0016:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757596164676767656056
Precip in2.93.32.30.70.30.10.00.00.10.50.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxnard Ventura CO AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12431551308

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