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Carl E Nielsen Youth Park

Carl E Nielsen Youth Park from directly overhead

Carl E Nielsen Youth Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is LAX Sign, a artwork 0.8 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates33.95616, -118.38898

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Randy’s Donuts: 1.1 mi
  • LMU: 2.0 mi
  • Kiiy: 2.2 mi
  • Urbanscape: 2.2 mi
  • Gathering Place: 2.2 mi
Gardens
  • Emerson Ave Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Kaizuka Meditation Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Hummingbird Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Culver City Community Garden: 3.9 mi
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Al Jolson Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Leonard Nimoy: 1.6 mi
  • Moe Howard: 1.6 mi
  • Isadore Friz Freleng: 1.8 mi
  • Lugo Ranch Plaque: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 31
  • Common Grounds: 2.1 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Central: 3.7 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.8 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 19
  • Temescal Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 22.8 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 22.9 mi
  • Millard Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Carl E Nielsen Youth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNNE 19°951.6 m18.9 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 299°851 m17.4 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 24°803 m18.2 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 306°657 m18.5 mi
Temescal PeakNW 317°648 m13.8 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 293°625 m20.7 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 329°598 m13.9 mi
Eagle RockNW 315°596 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585859616466707170676258
Precip in2.93.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Intl AP, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel171 obs
  • Western Honey Bee149 obs
  • Monarch114 obs
  • House Sparrow91 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard90 obs
  • Garden Snail88 obs
  • Black Phoebe75 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk73 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/257070300

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