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Jesse Owens Park

Jesse Owens Park from directly overhead

Jesse Owens Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is H.K. Valley Center Gate, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
226 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.19976, -118.51776

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Louise Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pedlow Field: 1.0 mi
  • Quad: 1.0 mi
  • Caballero Creek Park (Proposed): 1.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Dinosaurs: 1.5 mi
  • Dinosaurs: 1.6 mi
  • Windows of Time: 2.3 mi
  • Windows of Time: 2.3 mi
  • Zelzah Train Depot: 2.4 mi
Gardens
  • Los Angeles River & Aliso Creek Confluence Park: 1.6 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Rainforest: 2.8 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 3.4 mi
  • Hakea: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • The Japanese Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 2.9 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 3.3 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 3.4 mi
  • Convento: 6.0 mi
Peaks
  • Red Barn Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 4.3 mi
  • San Vicente Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Gizmo Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Stoney Point: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 56
  • Redwood Grove: 4.9 mi
  • shady grass: 5.2 mi
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 12.0 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 18.5 mi
Beaches: 21
Springs: 20
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 3.0 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.7 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 15.7 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 15.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Jesse Owens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakNNE 26°1,203 m11.7 mi
Oat MountainNNW 332°1,138 m10.2 mi
Contract PointNNE 33°1,108 m11.6 mi
The PinnacleNE 44°1,094 m14.3 mi
Kagel MountainNE 39°1,081 m12.0 mi
Verdugo PeakE 85°951.6 m13.6 mi
Limerock PeakNE 48°905 m12.3 mi
Towsley PeakNNW 339°875 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575761636872787977706256
Precip in2.73.82.50.70.30.10.00.00.10.50.72.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Nuys AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard549 obs
  • American Coot245 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel227 obs
  • Egyptian Goose226 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk195 obs
  • Canada Goose185 obs
  • Muscovy Duck158 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant139 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/427725315

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