- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 17.4 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 128.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9865, -122.0004
John Franks Park is a park in California, at a modelled 28 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is DeLaveaga Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of John Franks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 45° | 1,136 m | 12.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 46° | 1,097 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 25° | 1,063 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 20° | 1,061 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 45° | 1,046 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 343° | 985 m | 17.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 20° | 917 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Peak | NNW 346° | 917 m | 16.5 mi |
- 28.0 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- DeLaveaga Park: 0.4 mi
- El Portal Park: 0.5 mi
- Harbor Knolls: 0.6 mi
- Arana Gulch Creek / Brookwood Drive: 0.7 mi
- Star Of The Sea Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Bear Enclosure: 0.4 mi
- Branciforte: 0.8 mi
- Harvey West Historic Structure: 1.0 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.3 mi
- Clock Tower: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Arana Gulch: 0.6 mi
- Spineflower Habitat Protection Zone: 0.8 mi
- Whitewater Cove Riparian Corridor: 1.3 mi
- El Dorado Riparian Corridor: 1.4 mi
- Highfield Greenbelt: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Lone Tree: 0.9 mi
- Cathedral: 0.9 mi
- Twisted Tree: 0.9 mi
- Maple Grove: 0.9 mi
- George Washington Memorial Grove: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Great Blue Heron Walkway: 0.9 mi
- Otter Touching Its Tail: 1.3 mi
- Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 1.3 mi
- Stone Spire: 1.4 mi
- Dragon Archway (The Last Chinatown): 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Bolcoff Hill: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- La Corona: 1.4 mi
- Horseback Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Massiah: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Ropes Course: 1.6 mi
- Giant Dipper: 1.7 mi
- Looff Carousel: 1.8 mi
- Undertow: 1.8 mi
- Williams-Reynolds House: 1.8 mi
Museums: 50
Gardens: 47
- afe native plant garden: 0.8 mi
- AFE Salamander Garden: 0.8 mi
- BSSC Garden: 0.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Community Orchard: 1.6 mi
- Beach Flats Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 37
- Harbor Beach: 1.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 1.7 mi
- Black's Beach/Lincoln Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Moose Lodge Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ferndell: 5.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 7.5 mi
- Five Finger Falls: 8.8 mi
Springs: 16
- Crystal Springs (private): 2.0 mi
- Dodero Spring: 2.7 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 2.8 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.3 mi
- Old Growth Spring: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Anthony's Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 3.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 3.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 4.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 2 mi
- Capitola · 3 mi
- Aptos · 5 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Marina · 24 mi
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