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Bushard Park

Bushard Park from directly overhead

Bushard 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 Wardlow Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.67743, -117.95859

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 2.7 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 4.5 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 6.1 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 7.1 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 38
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 10.8 mi
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear Claw Fall: 9.2 mi
  • Washout Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 85°1,734 m24.5 mi
Modjeska PeakE 83°1,675 m24.0 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 68°1,211 m21.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 77°1,197 m24.9 mi
Bedford PeakENE 74°1,161 m22.7 mi
Sierra PeakNE 56°928 m21.2 mi
Flores PeakE 83°566 m19.5 mi
San Juan HillNE 38°543 m20.7 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.

  • Red-tailed Hawk144 obs
  • Garden Snail144 obs
  • Say's Phoebe137 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard123 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher110 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush109 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk100 obs
  • Song Sparrow88 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/167008674

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