Park · California
Aptos Village Park
Aptos Village Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmet Reed Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Santa Cruz
How to reach it
Coordinates36.97825, -121.89966
- 26.5 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Pourroy Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- George's Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Special Events Ramada: 1.9 mi
- Mary Easton Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Seacliff Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Polo Grounds Park: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Beach Park (ASD): 1.5 mi
- Hidden Beach Park: 1.5 mi
- Hidden Beach Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- S. S. Palo Alto: 1.0 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 3.0 mi
- Capitola Wharf: 3.0 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 3.7 mi
- Ropes Course: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Cabrillo Gallery: 1.6 mi
- Windfalls: 2.0 mi
- Old Tree: 3.2 mi
- Skyball: 3.4 mi
- Skyball: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- New Brighton State Beach: 1.8 mi
- Newt Habitat: 1.9 mi
- Seascape Uplands Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Escalona Gulch: 2.4 mi
- Seascape Uplands Preserve: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights: 2.8 mi
- Night Fighter: 4.3 mi
- Bridge Creek Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Bear Enclosure: 5.7 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Bean Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Massiah: 5.0 mi
- Sand Point: 5.4 mi
- La Corona: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.2 mi
Museums: 56
- Aptos History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Cabrillo College Gallery: 1.7 mi
- Capitola Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Art & History: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 51
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 1.0 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 1.6 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 1.8 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 1.8 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 49
- Tiger Lily Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bamboo Giant Nursery: 2.9 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 3.0 mi
- afe native plant garden: 6.2 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Fairy Falls: 4.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 4.8 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 5.4 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 7.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.9 mi
Springs: 17
- Olive Springs: 5.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 7.0 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 7.1 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 7.5 mi
- Dodero Spring: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Capitola Bluffs: 2.6 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 8.8 mi
- Upper Quarry: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 5.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Aptos Village Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NNE 18° | 1,154 m | 9.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 21° | 1,097 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | N 0° | 1,063 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Thayer | N 355° | 1,061 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Chual | NNE 20° | 1,046 m | 10.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | N 358° | 917 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ralph's Mountain | N 351° | 828 m | 12.2 mi |
| Santa Rosalia Mountain | NNE 20° | 806 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/7108632
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 0 mi
- Capitola · 3 mi
- Santa Cruz · 7 mi
- Watsonville · 9 mi
- Moss Landing · 14 mi
- Marina · 21 mi
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