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Arch Beach

Arch Beach from directly overhead

Arch Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Street Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Orange County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49320041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
13 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.52169, -117.76478

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 44
Springs: 30
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 22
  • Baby Beach: 5.3 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Group Campsite: 6.5 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Poche Beach: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.5 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 2.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 45°1,734 m18.6 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 43°1,675 m18.7 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 53°1,401 m20.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 60°1,373 m19.6 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 57°1,315 m21.0 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 26°1,211 m21.0 mi
Bald PeakNE 39°1,197 m20.8 mi
Bedford PeakNNE 32°1,161 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 2 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, CA, 9 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358779860

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