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Mother's Beach

Mother's Beach from directly overhead

Mother's Beach is a picnic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. San Juan Hill stands 543 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.75780, -118.11979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Ashlee Armond Bench: 1.3 mi
  • Bob Lemon Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • WWII Submarine Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Lone Sailor commemorative: 2.1 mi
  • JAAN-2 Gun Battery: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Turnaround: 1.4 mi
  • Olive Patio: 1.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Oleander Walk: 1.5 mi
  • Geranium Walk: 1.5 mi
Attractions
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 1.4 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 3.8 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 3.9 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 4.0 mi
  • Laura Trelstad: 5.2 mi
Artworks
  • Suppory In Love: 1.4 mi
  • Carillon Tower: 1.6 mi
  • Go Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Go Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Lyman Lough Fountain: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 51
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 0.3 mi
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 0.9 mi
  • Gull Park: 5.8 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 7.9 mi
  • Dominguez Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Landing Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 12.0 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 12.0 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Day Camp: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Washout Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 20.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 23.6 mi
  • Tomato Spring: 24.0 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Juan HillENE 64°543 m24.4 mi
Gilman PeakENE 60°514 m22.8 mi
Andersen BumpENE 63°482 m24.1 mi
San Pedro HillW 266°449 m12.5 mi
Puente HillsNE 43°435 m18.7 mi
Workman HillNNE 22°424 m17.5 mi
Ridgecrest HillW 272°402 m14.7 mi
Whittier HillNNE 20°384 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358822112

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