- Elevation, modelled
- 70 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Laveaga Peak1,145 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 125.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 36.8453, -121.5355
Plaza Square is a park in California, at a modelled 70 m. Laveaga Peak stands 1,145 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 25 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Plaza Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laveaga Peak | E 81° | 1,145 m | 20.0 mi |
| Henrietta Peak | ENE 76° | 1,095 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Johnson | SE 143° | 1,048 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ENE 66° | 1,021 m | 20.0 mi |
| McPhails Peak | SE 144° | 1,016 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | ENE 66° | 1,001 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Harlan | SE 145° | 991 m | 12.5 mi |
| Antimony Peak | ENE 71° | 990 m | 17.7 mi |
- 25.2 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- San Juan Bautista State Historic Park: 0.0 mi
- San Juan Bautista Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Abbe Park: 0.2 mi
- Mayor Jim West Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Fremont Peak State Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Lomerias Muertas: 4.3 mi
- Flint Hills: 4.4 mi
- Pinecate Peak: 4.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 6.2 mi
- Fremont Peak: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- St. Francis Retreat: 2.6 mi
- Swank Farms: 8.0 mi
- Hollister Family Fun Park: 8.5 mi
- Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 8.6 mi
- Upper Ranch Entrance: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Carnadero Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Pescadero Ranch Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 8.7 mi
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Coulter Group Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Madrone Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Lower Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Milias Group Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Castro-Breen Adobe: 0.0 mi
- Old Livery Stables: 0.0 mi
- Zanetta House: 0.1 mi
- Old Mission Jail: 0.1 mi
- San Benito County Historical Society: 7.2 mi
Springs: 20
- El Pajaro Springs: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Spring: 9.4 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 17.5 mi
- Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 17.6 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 18
- Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Sunnyslope Garden: 8.4 mi
- Garden Essential: 9.3 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 12.2 mi
- Camellia Garden: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 16
- Jetty Beach: 14.3 mi
- Palm Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sunset State Beach: 16.7 mi
- North Marina: 18.2 mi
- Marina State Beach: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 17.9 mi
- Machado School: 18.2 mi
- Gilroy Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 11
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 11.4 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 11.5 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 13.1 mi
- Motorcycle from license plates: 13.1 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Bonfante Falls: 12.1 mi
- Triple Falls: 21.5 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 21.7 mi
- Granuja Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Swanson Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollister 2, 6 mi away.
Day trips start here
- San Juan Bautista · 0 mi
- Hollister · 7 mi
- Salinas · 13 mi
- Moss Landing · 14 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Marina · 18 mi
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