- Elevation
- 21 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- Mount Harvard1,640 m · 23.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11014.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:07local time
- Coordinates
- 33.8837, -118.1310
John S. Simms Park is a park in California, at a recorded 21 m. Mount Harvard stands 1,640 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Bellfleur Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.
- Elevation
- 21 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of John S. Simms Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harvard | N 10° | 1,640 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Yale | N 10° | 1,451 m | 22.5 mi |
| Muir Peak | N 4° | 1,427 m | 23.0 mi |
| West Fuji | N 4° | 1,121.969 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jones Peak | NNE 12° | 1,029 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lookout Point | NNE 12° | 987 m | 22.1 mi |
| Echo Mountain | N 2° | 968 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NNW 341° | 803 m | 22.9 mi |
- 14.1 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Port Bellfleur Park: 0.3 mi
- Library Garden: 0.5 mi
- Palm Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Constitution Park: 1.2 mi
- Progress Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Arco: 1.1 mi
- Paramount Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Paramount Mayors on Stone Plaques: 1.7 mi
- LA County Sheriffs Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Norwalk Square: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Carpenter House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Columbia Memorial Space Center: 2.5 mi
- Hargitt House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Sproul Museum: 3.8 mi
- McDonald's Museum: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Apollo Boilerplate 12: 2.5 mi
- Little India: 3.2 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Cypress: 5.6 mi
- Laura Trelstad: 7.4 mi
- Red Car Greenbelt: 7.7 mi
Artworks
- Remembering Walter H. Deubner: 2.6 mi
- painter statue: 3.5 mi
- kids on swing statue: 3.5 mi
- statue of kids on seesaw: 3.5 mi
- statue of boy looking up: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Paramount Cortland Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- community gardens: 3.8 mi
- Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 3.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Signal Hill: 6.1 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 9.0 mi
- Landing Hill: 9.5 mi
- Montebello Hills: 10.3 mi
- Workman Hill: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Dominguez Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Marine Stadium Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Mother's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Hidden Valley: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Schweitzer Falls: 13.1 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 13.2 mi
- Washout Falls: 13.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 13.2 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 17
- Long Beach City Beach: 8.6 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 13.9 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 14.8 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 15.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 20.7 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 21.8 mi
- McDermont Spring: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- San Pedro Escarpment: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Bellflower · 1 mi
- Gateway Cities · 2 mi
- Lakewood · 2 mi
- Artesia · 3 mi
- Norwalk · 3 mi
- Cerritos · 4 mi
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