- Elevation, modelled
- 100 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- Monrovia Peak1,649 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11019.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:07local time
- Coordinates
- 33.8961, -117.9516
Virgil 'Gus' Grissom Park is a park in California, at a modelled 100 m. Monrovia Peak stands 1,649 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is West Coyote Hills Tree Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Virgil 'Gus' Grissom Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monrovia Peak | N 357° | 1,649 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Harvard | NNW 344° | 1,640 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rankin Peak | N 356° | 1,606 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Yale | NNW 343° | 1,451 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 7° | 1,377 m | 22.8 mi |
| Clamshell Peak | N 353° | 1,338 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ESE 109° | 1,211 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Bliss | N 0° | 1,121 m | 19.9 mi |
- 19.1 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- West Coyote Hills Tree Park: 0.2 mi
- Roger B. Chaffee Park: 0.3 mi
- Edward H. White II Park: 0.5 mi
- West Coyote Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Laguna Road School Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- West Coyote Hills: 0.5 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 1.5 mi
- East Coyote Hills: 2.9 mi
- Puente Hills: 5.2 mi
- Cascade Peak: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Garden Of Weeden: 1.2 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 1.2 mi
- 5th Grade Garden: 2.7 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 3.5 mi
- Upper Campus Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Interpretive Center: 1.5 mi
- Fullerton Museum Center: 2.3 mi
- Children's Museum at La Habra: 2.3 mi
- Brea Museum: 3.1 mi
- Arboretum Museum: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Orange County Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Izaak Walton League WWII Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Walter Knotts Grave Site: 2.0 mi
- American Legion WWII Memorial: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Mayan Moon Maiden: 2.3 mi
- Porpoise at Play: 2.4 mi
- Allies: 2.4 mi
- Coach Sherbeck: 2.4 mi
- Wall Arch & Post: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Pirates Dinner Adventure: 3.9 mi
- Medieval Times: 4.0 mi
- Pig Pen's Mud Buggies: 4.4 mi
- Rapid River Run: 4.4 mi
- Sally Swings: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Hidden Valley: 6.2 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Creekside: 6.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Schweitzer Falls: 6.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 6.4 mi
- Washout Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 6.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Mother's Beach: 13.6 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 15.0 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 15.4 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 16.4 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 17.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 10.6 mi
- McDermont Spring: 12.3 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 18.2 mi
- Dripping Springs: 19.2 mi
- Tomato Spring: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Norco Bluffs: 21.5 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 3 mi away.
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