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John F. Kennedy Park

John F. Kennedy Park from directly overhead

John F. Kennedy Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. West Baldy stands 3,044 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
245 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.06759, -117.78683

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 1.6 mi
  • Tongva Village: 5.2 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 10.9 mi
  • The "M": 14.5 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 14.5 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Garden of Family Love: 2.5 mi
  • Vale of Faith Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Sustainability Garden: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 40
  • Site A: 4.8 mi
  • Site C: 4.9 mi
  • Site D: 4.9 mi
  • Site B: 4.9 mi
  • Site E: 4.9 mi
Springs: 34
  • Big Cienega Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 8.3 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Fern Springs: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Wolfskill Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of John F. Kennedy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West BaldyNNE 27°3,044 m17.0 mi
Cucamonga PeakNE 47°2,695 m15.7 mi
Ontario PeakNE 40°2,640 m14.5 mi
Etiwanda PeakNE 48°2,640 m16.5 mi
Thunder MountainNE 37°2,613 m17.1 mi
Bighorn PeakNE 43°2,575 m15.8 mi
Timber MountainNE 42°2,521 m16.5 mi
Iron MountainNNE 15°2,419 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard365 obs
  • Canada Goose243 obs
  • American Coot240 obs
  • Western Bluebird191 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk169 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard163 obs
  • Song Sparrow156 obs
  • Spotted Sandpiper154 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/493521348

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