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Mary McLeod Bethune Park

Mary McLeod Bethune Park from directly overhead

Mary McLeod Bethune Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Mount Markham stands 1,746 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is El Nuestro Parque, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.5 miles off.

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Coordinates33.98364, -118.25349

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • El Nuestro Parque: 0.6 mi
  • Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park: 0.6 mi
  • James Slauson Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
  • Raul R. Perez Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • South Los Angeles Wetlands Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 7.3 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 7.5 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 7.6 mi
  • Baldwin Hills: 7.7 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 44
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Central: 6.8 mi
  • Garden Grove: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Side: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Beaches: 16
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 18.6 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Mary McLeod Bethune Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarkhamNNE 27°1,746 m19.6 mi
Mount LoweNNE 26°1,699 m19.1 mi
Mount HarvardNE 35°1,640 m19.3 mi
Mount YaleNE 35°1,451 m18.7 mi
Muir PeakNNE 28°1,427 m18.2 mi
Brown MountainNNE 19°1,363 m18.5 mi
West FujiNNE 28°1,121.969 m17.7 mi
Jones PeakNE 39°1,029 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black-crowned Night Heron233 obs
  • Garden Snail124 obs
  • House Sparrow90 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel87 obs
  • Western Honey Bee75 obs
  • Monarch68 obs
  • Domestic Cat60 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary57 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/203436191

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