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Will Rogers State Historic Park

Will Rogers State Historic Park from directly overhead

Will Rogers State Historic Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivas Canyon Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates34.05323, -118.51332

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 0.7 mi
  • fresh prince of bel air: 1.4 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 1.6 mi
  • Historic end of Route 66: 3.0 mi
  • Breakdance Showdown: 3.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Central Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Terrace: 2.8 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Common Grounds: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Side: 8.7 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 8.8 mi
  • Garden Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Central: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 24
Springs: 12
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 7.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Temescal Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 15.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 15.3 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Malibu Bluffs: 10.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.6 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Will Rogers State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 50°951.6 m17.4 mi
Castro PeakW 278°855 m15.7 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 282°851 m8.3 mi
Mission PointN 356°832 m17.9 mi
Tongva PeakNE 56°803 m17.6 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 337°797 m17.9 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 333°692 m15.9 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 297°657 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595859616366707273686458
Precip in4.64.82.70.70.40.20.00.00.10.70.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Getty CTR, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard816 obs
  • California brittlebush211 obs
  • Western Honey Bee183 obs
  • canyon sunflower181 obs
  • Cliff Aster168 obs
  • California Towhee167 obs
  • chaparral yucca166 obs
  • California Buckwheat163 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/40187518

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