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Bixby Knolls Park

Bixby Knolls Park from directly overhead

Bixby Knolls Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Jones Peak stands 1,029 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Orange Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.84069, -118.17889

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orange Park: 0.1 mi
  • Scherer Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cherry Park: 0.6 mi
  • Atlantic Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
  • Somerset Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • community gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • drought tolerant demo garden: 1.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Horticulture: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Douglas Park Globe: 2.1 mi
  • Douglas statue: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Fly DC Jets (historic sign): 2.4 mi
  • LA County Sheriffs Memorial: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Laura Trelstad: 3.5 mi
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 5.3 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 5.3 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 5.4 mi
  • Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 5.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 50
Picnic sites: 36
  • Mother's Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Day Camp: 11.3 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 8
  • Washout Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 15.1 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jones PeakNNE 17°1,029 m25.0 mi
Flint PeakN 357°576 m22.3 mi
Cerro NegroN 356°575 m24.0 mi
Cahuenga PeakNNW 338°553 m22.1 mi
Mount LeeNNW 338°521 m21.9 mi
Burbank PeakNNW 337°515 m22.2 mi
Gilman PeakENE 76°514 m23.8 mi
Mount HollywoodNNW 341°492 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:07
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:49

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard402 obs
  • Monarch208 obs
  • Western Honey Bee194 obs
  • Allen's Hummingbird191 obs
  • Mourning Dove183 obs
  • Mallard160 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel160 obs
  • Gray Bird Grasshopper159 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/144884272

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