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Discovery Community Park

Discovery Community Park from directly overhead

Discovery Community Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Joy Ct park, a park 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
190 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.12434, -117.17859
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Joy Ct park: 0.4 mi
  • Discovery Creek Childrens Park: 0.6 mi
  • Double Peak Park: 1.0 mi
  • Connors Park: 1.3 mi
  • Innovation Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Rockwell Steps: 1.2 mi
  • Wired Circle: 1.2 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 5.4 mi
  • Muffler Man: 5.7 mi
  • Giant Chicken: 7.7 mi
Attractions
  • Denk Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Rancho La Costa Habitat Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Wave Waterpark: 6.5 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 7.4 mi
  • Jay's Lightning Drill: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Arboretum: 1.8 mi
  • Alta Vista Gardens: 6.4 mi
  • 1000-2000 Walkway Planters: 6.6 mi
  • Circle Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Incredible Edibles: 7.6 mi
Museums: 41
Historic sites: 37
Nature reserves: 28
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • Del Mar Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • Net Muc: 20.3 mi
  • Thumb: 21.8 mi
  • Main Area: 21.9 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 21.9 mi
Springs: 10
  • Indian Rock Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Bear Spring: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 7.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • El Salto Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.6 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Discovery Community Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainESE 124°878 m14.4 mi
North Iron MountainSE 126°824 m15.6 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakSE 126°802 m16.3 mi
Middle SummitSE 127°790 m16.3 mi
Mount EllieSE 127°743.712 m15.6 mi
Paradise MountainENE 71°710 m15.0 mi
Peak 2245SE 128°684 m15.9 mi
Starvation MountainESE 114°641 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636771767775696256
Precip in3.23.62.21.00.40.10.10.10.20.61.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escondido #2, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California Buckwheat375 obs
  • red bush monkeyflower350 obs
  • black sage220 obs
  • laurel sumac220 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard212 obs
  • Wart-stemmed Ceanothus211 obs
  • Toyon193 obs
  • mission manzanita188 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/189010928

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