Carl Thornton Park
Carl Thornton Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Armstrong Ranch Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Santa Ana
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Armstrong Ranch Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Adams Park: 0.5 mi
- Griset Park: 0.8 mi
- Segerstrom Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Bomo Koral Park: 1.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Orange County: 1.3 mi
- Orange County Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 2.7 mi
- Heros Hall Museum: 3.0 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 3.3 mi
- Ram: 1.3 mi
- Nightshift: 1.4 mi
- Energy Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Forest Walk: 1.5 mi
- Spirit of the Lima Bean: 1.6 mi
- Bowling Green Park: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Jack B. Holland: 2.8 mi
- Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 2.9 mi
- Table Of Dignity: 3.0 mi
- Agricultural Workers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Garrison Garden: 2.9 mi
- College Park Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- FVHS Home Economics Garden: 3.8 mi
- One Seed Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.9 mi
- Go Karts: 4.2 mi
- Jumping Jester: 4.2 mi
- King’s Carousel: 4.3 mi
- Ye Rockin’ Tug: 4.3 mi
- French Hill: 6.3 mi
- Red Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cadillac Range: 6.7 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 6.7 mi
- Cascade Peak: 7.3 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 4.1 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 5.8 mi
- Randall Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 8.4 mi
- North Star Beach: 5.8 mi
- Newport Dunes: 6.4 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 7.1 mi
- Edgewater: 7.2 mi
- Newport Beach: 7.3 mi
- Tomato Spring: 10.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.4 mi
- Mustang Spring: 15.1 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 16.0 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 17.2 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 5.5 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 10.0 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 6.9 mi
- Washout Falls: 7.0 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 7.0 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 7.2 mi
- Historic Dam: 10.4 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 23.9 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.5 mi
- Three Arches: 17.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carl Thornton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 90° | 1,734 m | 20.7 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | E 88° | 1,675 m | 20.1 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | E 91° | 1,401 m | 24.1 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | E 97° | 1,373 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ENE 70° | 1,211 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 81° | 1,197 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 78° | 1,161 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf | ESE 103° | 1,015 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 3 mi away.
- Mallard105 obs
- Egyptian Goose76 obs
- Canada Goose63 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird59 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco48 obs
- Pond Slider44 obs
- Allen's Hummingbird42 obs
- Black Phoebe40 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/144687095
Day trips start here
- Santa Ana · 1 mi
- Costa Mesa · 3 mi
- Fountain Valley · 4 mi
- Tustin · 5 mi
- Garden Grove · 6 mi
- Irvine · 6 mi
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