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Hans Christian Andersen Park

Hans Christian Andersen Park from directly overhead

Hans Christian Andersen Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. San Rafael Mountain stands 1,973 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates34.59832, -120.14646
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Solvang Park: 0.4 mi
  • Campo Santo: 0.6 mi
  • Alisal Commons Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunny Fields Park: 1.5 mi
  • Village Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 44
Peaks: 41
  • Chalk Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Gaviota Peak: 7.3 mi
  • Santa Rosa Hills: 8.1 mi
  • Redrock Mountain: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 33
Springs: 32
  • Monjas Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Fine Spring: 13.0 mi
  • La Jolla Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 14.2 mi
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 14
  • Cumbre Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Pino Alto: 13.5 mi
  • Figueroa Lookout: 13.6 mi
  • First Crossing Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
  • Lower Oso Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Gaviota Nude Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Little Cojo Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Haskell's Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Sands Beach: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 7
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 0.5 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 10.0 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 10.3 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 10.7 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Elusive Arch: 17.2 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Rafael MountainENE 68°1,973 m20.4 mi
McKinley MountainENE 67°1,887 m18.5 mi
Santa Cruz PeakENE 75°1,687 m19.6 mi
Cachuma MountainENE 58°1,409 m16.5 mi
Figueroa MountainNE 42°1,378 m13.6 mi
Ranger PeakNE 52°1,376 m14.0 mi
Little Pine MountainE 90°1,368 m23.2 mi
Zaca PeakNNE 31°1,312 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4919:4020:17
September equinox06:4918:2618:59
December solstice07:0416:1616:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515255586166707169645650
Precip in4.95.33.61.30.50.10.00.00.10.81.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great-tailed Grackle52 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel47 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker32 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay32 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard31 obs
  • valley oak27 obs
  • House Sparrow24 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk17 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/44580707

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