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Timms' Point and Landing

Timms' Point and Landing is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Black Jack Mountain stands 596 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Fish, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Timms' Point and Landing is a California Historical Landmark at Los Angeles harbor in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, listed in 1977 as Site of Timm's Landing. The area was a shipping center in mid-19th century. No original structures remain. It is located at northwest end of fish slip and includes a landscaped park in front of Fishermen's Co-op building, east of the harbor bel railroad tracks

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Wikidata Q7806770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.72831, -118.27531

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Ghost Fish: 0.3 mi
  • Jabob's Ladder: 0.8 mi
  • Fishing Industry Memorial Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Victory Arch: 1.3 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 1.4 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Terminal Island Japanese Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Battery Merriam: 1.5 mi
  • Battery Leary: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves: 39
Peaks: 21
Beaches: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 4
  • Washout Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 21.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 24.3 mi
  • Torqua Spring: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Timms' Point and Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Jack MountainSSW 197°596 m24.7 mi
FletcherSSW 196°454 m23.5 mi
San Pedro HillWNW 289°449 m3.7 mi
Workman HillNE 41°424 m24.0 mi
Mount TorquemadaSW 215°407.2 m24.8 mi
Ridgecrest HillWNW 294°402 m6.3 mi
Whitleys PeakSSW 193°393 m24.8 mi
Whittier HillNE 39°384 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/936062894

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