Manila Dunes Recreation Area
Manila Dunes Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Bug Creek Butte stands 1,603 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Manila Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Manila Community Services District
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Manila Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Samoa County Park: 2.0 mi
- Halvorsen Park: 2.8 mi
- Kamisu Park: 3.0 mi
- Cooper Gulch Park: 3.3 mi
- Pidgeon Point: 5.7 mi
- Fickle Hill: 6.6 mi
- Cape Horn: 7.3 mi
- Granite Butte: 8.3 mi
- Humboldt Hill: 9.5 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- Digawututklh: 1.2 mi
- Ma-le'l Dunes South: 1.6 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 4.2 mi
- Arcata Community Forest - Sunny Brae Tract: 6.2 mi
- Humboldt Coastal Nature Center: 0.9 mi
- Timber Heritage Association: 1.8 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 1.9 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 1.9 mi
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 2.8 mi
- Bell Buoy: 1.9 mi
- Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893: 1.9 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 2.6 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 4.8 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 7.6 mi
- Following Current Events: 2.8 mi
- Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 3.0 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- APD Mural: 4.7 mi
- AMPT Mural: 4.7 mi
- Somoa Beach: 1.9 mi
- Clam Beach: 10.8 mi
- Little River State Beach: 12.2 mi
- Trinidad State Beach: 15.2 mi
- College Cove South: 15.3 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 4.4 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 4.9 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 7.2 mi
- Humboldt Botanical Garden: 10.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Little Head: 14.6 mi
- Elk Head: 15.4 mi
- Scotia Bluffs: 23.5 mi
- Carson Mansion: 2.8 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 2.9 mi
- Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 19.1 mi
- Sumêg Village: 20.1 mi
- The Portal: 15.1 mi
- Elephant Rock: 24.8 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manila Dunes Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Creek Butte | ESE 115° | 1,603 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,548 m | 22.9 mi |
| Titlow Hill | E 91° | 1,518 m | 24.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 85° | 1,506 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mad River Buttes | ESE 116° | 1,505 m | 22.9 mi |
| Snow Camp Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,403 m | 22.0 mi |
| Indian Butte | E 83° | 1,373 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buck Buttes | ENE 69° | 1,261 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 8.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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