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Larwin Park

Larwin Park from directly overhead

Larwin Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Covey Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Buena Park

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.81645, -118.02567

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Covey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pinewood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beat Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • City of Cypress Sculpture: 1.1 mi
  • Blarney Stone: 1.9 mi
  • Catawampus: 2.4 mi
  • Steamroller: 2.5 mi
  • Filemón: 2.5 mi
Attractions
  • Rewind Racers: 1.9 mi
  • Drop Zone: 1.9 mi
  • Barnstormer Planes: 1.9 mi
  • Balloon Ride: 1.9 mi
  • Freeway Coaster: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
  • Western Trails Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Los Alamitos Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Stanley Ranch Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Rancho Los Alamitos: 5.4 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 6.0 mi
Gardens
  • Long Beach Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Westminster Conversation Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Grotto of Our Lady: 4.8 mi
  • Shell Garden: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 51
  • Cascade Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Landing Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 6.2 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 12.8 mi
  • Creekside: 13.0 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 7
  • Washout Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 6.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.6 mi
Springs: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasants PeakE 93°1,211 m24.1 mi
Sierra PeakE 84°928 m21.5 mi
Flores PeakESE 107°566 m24.3 mi
San Juan HillENE 68°543 m17.8 mi
Bolero PointESE 109°534 m22.6 mi
Gilman PeakENE 63°514 m16.1 mi
Andersen BumpENE 67°482 m17.5 mi
San Pedro HillWSW 255°449 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Snowy Owl154 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard93 obs
  • Monarch67 obs
  • Western Honey Bee55 obs
  • Mourning Cloak54 obs
  • Common Pill Woodlouse51 obs
  • Brown Widow47 obs
  • Mourning Dove39 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/163328086

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