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Ellis Park

Ellis Park from directly overhead

Ellis Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Moiola Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.69485, -117.94953
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moiola Park: 0.5 mi
  • Los Alamos Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veteran Park: 0.8 mi
  • Moon Park: 0.9 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 2.2 mi
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 2.3 mi
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 2.4 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 2.4 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 2.8 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 2.9 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 3.4 mi
  • Agricultural Workers Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.8 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 4.7 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 6.8 mi
  • Go Karts: 6.8 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Peaks: 38
  • Cadillac Range: 7.8 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 8.3 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • French Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Chaparral Hill: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 16
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 10.7 mi
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Historic Dam: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 87°1,734 m23.9 mi
Modjeska PeakE 86°1,675 m23.4 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 70°1,211 m20.9 mi
Bald PeakE 80°1,197 m24.1 mi
Bedford PeakENE 77°1,161 m21.9 mi
Sierra PeakENE 58°928 m20.1 mi
Flores PeakE 86°566 m18.9 mi
San Juan HillNE 39°543 m19.4 mi
Conditions

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Chinese Mantis401 obs
  • Arizona Mantis342 obs
  • American Crow247 obs
  • Two-spotted Leafhopper124 obs
  • Domestic Cat113 obs
  • Garden Snail103 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard94 obs
  • Monarch93 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/167009464

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