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John L. Carter Memorial Park

John L. Carter Memorial Park from directly overhead

John L. Carter Memorial Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Black Mountain stands 849 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Moon Bay Jail, a museum 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Half Moon Bay
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.46580, -122.42715
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Half Moon Bay Jail: 0.2 mi
  • James Johnston House: 1.1 mi
  • Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 8.2 mi
  • Woodside Store: 8.6 mi
  • Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 9.1 mi
Parks
  • Oak Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ocean View Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
  • Half Moon Bay Station Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Johnson House Historic Site: 1.1 mi
  • Smith Field Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Lemos Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 3.9 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 5.9 mi
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Quarry Park Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Dutch Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Walled Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Chartes Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Nature reserves: 50
Beaches: 47
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 8
  • Summit Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spring source: 18.0 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 22.2 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Aramai Point: 10.5 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 23.4 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 24.5 mi
  • Chab: 24.6 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of John L. Carter Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainESE 124°849 m18.4 mi
Borel HillSE 129°766 m16.0 mi
Morena SierraESE 120°731 m7.6 mi
Allen LookoutSE 127°708 m9.1 mi
Skeggs PointESE 120°703 m7.7 mi
Langley HillSE 132°677 m14.0 mi
Mount MelvilleSE 128°672 m14.5 mi
Mindego HillSE 135°653 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515152535557596059575451
Precip in5.14.73.71.81.00.40.10.20.21.32.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Half Moon BAY, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43762782

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