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Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound)

Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound) from directly overhead

Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound) is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Run, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

5.8 mi. N. of Oceanside

Visiting

What to expect

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California Department of Transportation
Getting there

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Coordinates33.27300, -117.44357
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens: 45
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 34
Artworks: 33
  • Carlsbad Sign: 9.6 mi
  • Giant Chicken: 11.5 mi
  • Lego Mt. Rushmore: 12.6 mi
  • Lego Eiffel Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Lego Statue of Liberty: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 20
Springs: 15
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 6
  • El Salto Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 19.9 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
  • Employee Break Area: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ClarkNNE 32°1,527 m11.5 mi
San Mateo PeakN 9°1,095 m23.8 mi
Elsinore PeakNNE 14°1,078 m23.5 mi
New SugarloafN 355°984 m24.5 mi
Sitton PeakN 360°983 m21.7 mi
Margarita PeakNNE 14°956 m12.2 mi
Miller MountainN 11°885 m16.1 mi
PatrolNE 51°884 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2620:03
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5016:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555556586164676867645955
Precip in2.22.41.40.80.30.10.00.00.20.60.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside Marina, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/96681627

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