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John S Gibson Junior Park

John S Gibson Junior Park from directly overhead

John S Gibson Junior Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Fletcher stands 454 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishing Industry Memorial Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.73980, -118.27957

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Fishing Industry Memorial Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Jabob's Ladder: 0.0 mi
  • Ghost Fish: 0.6 mi
  • Victory Arch: 1.2 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 21
Beaches: 16
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 4
  • Washout Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 21.2 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
FletcherSSW 195°454 m24.2 mi
San Pedro HillW 277°449 m3.3 mi
Workman HillNE 42°424 m23.5 mi
Ridgecrest HillWNW 287°402 m5.8 mi
Whittier HillNE 40°384 m23.7 mi
Montebello HillsNNE 28°172 m22.7 mi
West Coyote HillsENE 57°164 m20.8 mi
West Coyote HillsENE 59°162 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
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 °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 6 mi away.

  • Italian Wall Lizard299 obs
  • Hooded Nudibranch210 obs
  • Great Blue Heron166 obs
  • Western Gull152 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron132 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard117 obs
  • Monterey Dorid109 obs
  • California Sea Lion107 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/550676626

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