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Newport Beach

Newport Beach from directly overhead

Newport Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.60443, -117.91603

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • San Remo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Marina Park: 0.5 mi
  • Newport Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Blue Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 0.9 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.8 mi
  • The Balls: 5.8 mi
  • World's largest surfboard: 6.2 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Museums: 48
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 16
Picnic sites: 13
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 5.1 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 14.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 71°1,734 m23.1 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 69°1,675 m22.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 53°1,211 m22.2 mi
Bald PeakENE 64°1,197 m24.2 mi
Bedford PeakENE 60°1,161 m22.4 mi
SugarloafE 86°1,015 m24.6 mi
Sierra PeakNE 41°928 m22.7 mi
Flores PeakENE 66°566 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358789710

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