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Fairview Park

Fairview Park from directly overhead

Fairview Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanager Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Costa Mesa

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.66330, -117.93694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.0 mi
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.7 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 4.6 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.9 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 37
Nature reserves: 32
Beaches: 22
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 5.7 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 82°1,734 m23.4 mi
Modjeska PeakE 80°1,675 m22.9 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 64°1,211 m21.1 mi
Bald PeakENE 74°1,197 m23.9 mi
Bedford PeakENE 71°1,161 m21.8 mi
Sierra PeakNE 51°928 m20.8 mi
Flores PeakE 79°566 m18.5 mi
San Juan HillNNE 33°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, 4 mi away.

  • Garden Snail174 obs
  • Garland Daisy165 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk154 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard151 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk142 obs
  • Say's Phoebe138 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush131 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher115 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/641751671

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