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Drake Park

Drake Park from directly overhead

Drake Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Mount Hollywood stands 492 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Drake Chavez Greenbelt Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.77851, -118.20182

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Drake Chavez Greenbelt Park: 0.1 mi
  • Willmore Heritage Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Loma Vista Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cesar Chavez Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cesar Chavez Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Chestnut Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Horticulture: 1.9 mi
  • John Parkin Green Space: 3.2 mi
  • National Guard Armory Drought Tolerant Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Laura Trelstad: 1.0 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 1.4 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 1.4 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 1.9 mi
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 3.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 54
  • Gull Park: 2.6 mi
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 4.3 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 4.9 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 5.0 mi
  • Dominguez Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 35
Picnic sites: 24
  • Mother's Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Day Camp: 10.5 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Washout Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 16.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HollywoodNNW 347°492 m24.8 mi
San Pedro HillWSW 254°449 m8.0 mi
Puente HillsNE 55°435 m21.4 mi
Workman HillNE 38°424 m18.6 mi
Ridgecrest HillW 265°402 m10.0 mi
Whittier HillNE 35°384 m18.8 mi
Glendale PeakNNW 348°361 m24.4 mi
Beacon HillN 350°305 m24.6 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 solstice06:5516:1116:49

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Blue Heron528 obs
  • Western Gull464 obs
  • Brown Pelican296 obs
  • Rock Pigeon293 obs
  • Snowy Egret253 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant229 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard216 obs
  • Surf Scoter214 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/55957706

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