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Burke Park

Burke Park from directly overhead

Burke Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawes Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.66213, -117.95914

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 2.4 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 4.3 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 5.3 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 7.2 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 20
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 6.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 11.4 mi
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.3 mi
  • Washout Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 82°1,734 m24.7 mi
Modjeska PeakE 80°1,675 m24.2 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 65°1,211 m22.3 mi
Bedford PeakENE 72°1,161 m23.1 mi
Sierra PeakNE 53°928 m21.8 mi
Flores PeakE 80°566 m19.7 mi
San Juan HillNE 36°543 m21.5 mi
Bolero PointE 79°534 m17.8 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 °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 5 mi away.

  • Garland Daisy165 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk163 obs
  • Garden Snail161 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard147 obs
  • Say's Phoebe142 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush140 obs
  • California brittlebush133 obs
  • Wild radish125 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/167007628

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