Civic Center Park
Civic Center Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. San Emigdio Mountain stands 2,282 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Taft City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Taft City Park: 0.1 mi
- Cougar Sports Center: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Field: 1.0 mi
- Taft State Park: 1.1 mi
- Ford City Park: 1.2 mi
- Bitterwater Spring: 9.5 mi
- Quail Spring: 11.9 mi
- Padrones Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lawson Spring: 12.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 13.6 mi
- Twentyfive Hill: 2.1 mi
- Elkhorn Hills: 9.6 mi
- Midway Peak: 9.7 mi
- Hillcrest Point: 10.9 mi
- Panorama Point: 15.1 mi
- Jameson #17: 0.4 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 0.4 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 0.4 mi
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas): 11.2 mi
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas): 12.9 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- The Crossing: 18.3 mi
- The Crossing: 18.3 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- The Patio: 18.8 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 0.4 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 0.4 mi
- Lakeview Gusher #1: 4.2 mi
- Wallace Creek: 23.3 mi
- Buttonwillow Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Buttonwillow Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve State Park: 12.9 mi
- Whiterock Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Rio Bravo: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civic Center Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Emigdio Mountain | SE 140° | 2,282 m | 23.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SE 144° | 2,149 m | 21.6 mi |
| Eagle Rest Peak | SE 132° | 1,834 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,569 m | 24.1 mi |
| Caliente Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,556.3 m | 19.0 mi |
| McKittrick Summit | WNW 301° | 1,318 m | 20.7 mi |
| Midway Peak | W 280° | 1,116.2 m | 9.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Hills | SSW 197° | 980.5 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taft, 1 mi away.
- Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard8 obs
- Nelson's Antelope Squirrel5 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk4 obs
- Gopher Snake4 obs
- Mourning Dove3 obs
- House Sparrow3 obs
- Western Kingbird3 obs
- Blainville's Horned Lizard3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358840623
Day trips start here
- Taft · 1 mi
- Maricopa · 6 mi
- McKittrick · 15 mi
- Buttonwillow · 19 mi
- Bakersfield · 29 mi
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