Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center
Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is William James Edwards. Jr., a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
lifestyle center in Irvine, California, United States
Wikidata Q6074378, matched on coordinates and name (98 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 10.81 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- William James Edwards. Jr.: 0.2 mi
- USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque: 3.0 mi
- Portola Overlook: 3.5 mi
- Portola Overlook: 3.5 mi
- San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez": 3.7 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 0.3 mi
- Orc Statue: 1.5 mi
- lily home: 2.9 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 4.5 mi
- Form No. 2: 5.6 mi
- Central Park at Los Olivos: 0.5 mi
- Trailside Park: 0.6 mi
- The Park: 0.7 mi
- Giardino della Vista: 0.9 mi
- Los Olivos Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 1.6 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 2.0 mi
- The Balls: 5.0 mi
- Irvine Lanes: 5.5 mi
- Garden Center 1: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 5.8 mi
- One Seed Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- French Hill: 3.9 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 4.3 mi
- Signal Peak: 5.0 mi
- Bolero Point: 6.5 mi
- Pelican Hill: 6.8 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 6.8 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 7.7 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 7.8 mi
- Tomato Spring: 3.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 6.8 mi
- Mustang Spring: 9.5 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 10.2 mi
- Laurel Spring: 10.3 mi
- China Cove Beach: 8.6 mi
- North Star Beach: 8.9 mi
- Arch Beach: 8.9 mi
- Newport Dunes: 9.0 mi
- Edgewater: 9.8 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 4.3 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 5.9 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 8.3 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 5.7 mi
- Vista Point: 7.9 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 8.0 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 8.6 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.0 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 10.4 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 11.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 11.9 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.4 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.9 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 16.7 mi
- Willard: 20.9 mi
- Terra Cotta: 21.5 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 16.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Three Arches: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ENE 71° | 1,734 m | 12.7 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 67° | 1,675 m | 12.4 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 77° | 1,401 m | 15.8 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | E 86° | 1,373 m | 15.6 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | E 81° | 1,315 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NE 38° | 1,211 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 58° | 1,197 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NE 49° | 1,161 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tustin Irvine RCH, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7929313045
Day trips start here
- Lake Forest · 3 mi
- Orange County · 3 mi
- Beach Cities · 4 mi
- Irvine · 4 mi
- Laguna Hills · 4 mi
- Mission Viejo · 5 mi
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