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Balboa Beach

Balboa Beach from directly overhead

Balboa Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Landing Whale Watching, a attraction 0.3 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.60105, -117.90452

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 0.3 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.8 mi
  • The Balls: 5.4 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 6.3 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Peninsula Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Remo Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Castaways Park: 1.1 mi
  • Back Bay View Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums: 47
Peaks: 38
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 13
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 4.7 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 14.3 mi
  • Washout Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 70°1,734 m22.6 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 68°1,675 m22.3 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 52°1,211 m21.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 63°1,197 m23.7 mi
Bedford PeakENE 58°1,161 m22.0 mi
SugarloafE 85°1,015 m23.9 mi
New SugarloafE 86°984 m24.4 mi
Sierra PeakNE 40°928 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 1 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/375723280

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