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North Star Beach

North Star Beach from directly overhead

North Star Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Westcliff Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62475, -117.89402

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens: 53
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 1.5 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.0 mi
  • The Balls: 4.1 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 4.7 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 4.7 mi
Museums: 51
Peaks: 39
Beaches: 21
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 20
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 3.3 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.2 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 North Star Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE1,734 m21.5 mi
Modjeska PeakENE1,675 m21.2 mi
Trabuco PeakENE1,401 m24.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakE1,373 m24.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNE1,211 m20.3 mi
Bald PeakENE1,197 m22.5 mi
Bedford PeakENE1,161 m20.7 mi
SugarloafE1,015 m23.2 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 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.

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, CA, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/438221848

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