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Recreation Park

Recreation Park from directly overhead

Recreation Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. San Juan Hill stands 543 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Lemon Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.77880, -118.13713

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Recreation Park South: 0.4 mi
  • Long Beach Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
  • Los Altos Plaza Park: 0.5 mi
  • Long Beach Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Colorado Lagoon Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 3.0 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 3.1 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 3.5 mi
  • Laura Trelstad: 3.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • Lyman Lough Fountain: 1.3 mi
  • Go Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Go Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Carillon Tower: 1.4 mi
  • Sculpture: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 53
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 0.9 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 1.5 mi
  • Gull Park: 5.3 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 7.7 mi
  • Dominguez Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 37
Picnic sites: 23
  • Mother's Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Day Camp: 14.1 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Washout Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.6 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Historic Dam: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 23.7 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Juan HillENE 68°543 m24.7 mi
Gilman PeakENE 64°514 m23.0 mi
Andersen BumpENE 67°482 m24.4 mi
San Pedro HillW 259°449 m11.7 mi
Puente HillsNE 49°435 m18.4 mi
Workman HillNNE 28°424 m16.6 mi
Ridgecrest HillW 266°402 m13.7 mi
Whittier HillNNE 25°384 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5416:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel638 obs
  • Monarch413 obs
  • Snowy Egret319 obs
  • Mallard301 obs
  • Western Gull280 obs
  • Black Phoebe255 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider219 obs
  • American Crow198 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/42623807

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