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Mesa Village Park

Mesa Village Park from directly overhead

Mesa Village Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinto Lake County Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 26 miles off.

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Coordinates36.96532, -121.76450

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Azalea: 4.1 mi
  • Lone Maple: 4.1 mi
  • Redwood: 4.2 mi
  • Hilltop: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 6.8 mi
Attractions
  • Giant Twins: 4.2 mi
  • Amphitheater: 4.5 mi
  • White deer pen: 4.6 mi
  • Miller House: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 5.1 mi
Artworks
  • Bhuda: 5.2 mi
  • Fat Bhuda: 5.2 mi
  • Compass: 5.9 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 9.0 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 9.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 45
Museums: 39
Gardens: 38
  • Roses of Yesterday: 4.0 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 4.9 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Holly Garden: 7.9 mi
Springs: 31
  • El Pajaro Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Olive Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Badger Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Five Finger Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Triple Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Capitola Bluffs: 10.1 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Mesa Village Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 336°1,154 m11.0 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 339°1,097 m11.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 331°1,063 m15.4 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 328°1,061 m16.2 mi
Mount ChualNNW 340°1,046 m11.3 mi
El SombrosoNNW 331°917 m16.8 mi
Nesbit RidgeNE 47°850.7 m17.4 mi
Larios PeakNE 51°840 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sea Otter252 obs
  • Mallard69 obs
  • Great Egret68 obs
  • American Bittern67 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle62 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker59 obs
  • American Coot56 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco54 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/281938506

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