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Gull Park

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Gull Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. San Pedro Hill stands 449 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Bridges Memorial Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Originally constructed as a mitigation for Black Crowned Night Heron roosting. Now maintained as a roosting site for Great Blue Herons, gulls, cormorants, and other local birds.

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Coordinates33.74442, -118.21970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Attractions
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 1.8 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 2.2 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 2.4 mi
  • Battleship USS Iowa: 3.3 mi
  • Laura Trelstad: 3.5 mi
Artworks
  • Sea Grass: 2.0 mi
  • City of Long Beach: 2.1 mi
  • WPA mural: 2.5 mi
  • Fishing Industry Memorial Statue: 3.5 mi
  • Jabob's Ladder: 3.5 mi
Gardens
  • Chestnut Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • John Parkin Green Space: 4.1 mi
  • Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Horticulture: 4.2 mi
  • Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Terminal Island Japanese Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • JAAN-2 Gun Battery: 3.3 mi
  • Timms' Point and Landing: 3.4 mi
  • American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 26
Picnic sites: 17
  • Mother's Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Day Camp: 10.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 4
  • Washout Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 17.8 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Pedro HillW 271°449 m6.7 mi
Puente HillsNE 52°435 m23.6 mi
Workman HillNE 36°424 m21.1 mi
Ridgecrest HillW 279°402 m9.1 mi
Whittier HillNE 34°384 m21.3 mi
Pelican HillESE 115°222 m24.3 mi
Montebello HillsNNE 20°172 m21.0 mi
West Coyote HillsNE 52°164 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:07
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 °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/885281950

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