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Sergeant Derby Park

Sergeant Derby Park from directly overhead

Sergeant Derby Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.95358, -122.05159

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Blue Whale Skeleton: 0.8 mi
  • Grey Whale Skeleton: 0.8 mi
  • Steamer Lane Surfing: 1.5 mi
  • NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Moonshine Landing: 0.5 mi
  • Streetcar Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Hostel: 1.8 mi
  • Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Aloha Terrace: 1.9 mi
  • Wagner Grove: 2.1 mi
  • Buckeye Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Millennium Circle: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Horseback Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Table Rock: 4.7 mi
  • La Corona: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 55
  • 2222 Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Swift Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Natural Bridges State Beach: 0.4 mi
  • De Anza Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Mitchell's Cove Beach: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 39
Museums: 35
Waterfalls: 25
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Ferndell: 6.8 mi
  • Maple Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 12.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Dodero Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 4.2 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Chrystal Cliff: 1.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.2 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 0.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Sergeant Derby Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 46°1,154 m15.8 mi
Crystal PeakNE 47°1,097 m16.2 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 30°1,063 m16.6 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 27°1,061 m16.3 mi
Mount ChualNE 46°1,046 m16.6 mi
Mount BielawskiN 353°985 m18.8 mi
Castle RockN 353°979 m19.2 mi
El SombrosoNNE 27°917 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1816:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Ochre Sea Star1,540 obs
  • Monarch1,333 obs
  • Western Gull1,275 obs
  • Mallard1,231 obs
  • Giant Green Anemone1,192 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab1,155 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone1,051 obs
  • Brown Pelican1,026 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/41380483

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