George F. Canyon Nature Center
George F. Canyon Nature Center is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 118 m. Goat Peak (High Point) stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dapplegray Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
nature preserve and hiking area in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49493384, matched on coordinates and name (456 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 4.7 m
- Elevation
- 117.9 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dapplegray Park: 0.1 mi
- Martingale Trailhead Park: 0.8 mi
- Alta Loma Park: 0.9 mi
- Eastview Park: 1.2 mi
- Hathaway Park: 1.3 mi
- George F Canyon Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Portuguese Bend Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Forrestal Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Vista del Norte Reserve: 2.7 mi
- George F. Canyon: 0.6 mi
- Marilyn Ryan: 3.0 mi
- Portuguese Bend Whaling Station: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 3.4 mi
- American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- She-Oak Meadow: 1.1 mi
- South Coast Botanic Garden: 1.3 mi
- Desert Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 1.4 mi
- The Duchess of Alba: 1.1 mi
- Four Lines Oblique Gyratory- Square: 1.1 mi
- One on One: 1.2 mi
- Trace: 1.2 mi
- Teha: 1.2 mi
- Lomita Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Western Museum of Flight: 2.2 mi
- Banning Residence Museum: 4.1 mi
- Torrance Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
- Fort MacArthur Museum: 4.5 mi
- Tiger Woods Point: 2.4 mi
- The Graben: 2.8 mi
- Wayfarers Chapel: 3.5 mi
- Battleship USS Iowa: 3.5 mi
- SS Lane Victory: 4.6 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 2.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.6 mi
- Landing Hill: 13.4 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 17.2 mi
- Day Camp: 4.8 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Mother's Beach: 11.9 mi
- Common Grounds: 15.0 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 3.6 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 4.9 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 5.4 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 9.2 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 11.1 mi
- Washout Falls: 23.5 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 23.5 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 23.5 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 23.5 mi
- Temescal Falls: 23.7 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 3.8 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Spa Palace: 19.9 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George F. Canyon Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Peak (High Point) | NNW 330° | 527 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Hollywood | N 3° | 492 m | 24.6 mi |
| Briar Summit | N 354° | 454 m | 24.6 mi |
| San Pedro Hill | SSW 196° | 449 m | 1.9 mi |
| Workman Hill | NE 51° | 424 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ridgecrest Hill | W 259° | 402 m | 2.9 mi |
| Whittier Hill | NE 49° | 384 m | 24.0 mi |
| Glendale Peak | N 5° | 361 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/443411608
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