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Galaxy View Park

Galaxy View Park from directly overhead

Galaxy View Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, a park 0.2 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62776, -117.89072

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 1.8 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 1.8 mi
  • The Balls: 3.8 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 4.4 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Museums: 52
Peaks: 40
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 24
Springs: 22
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 3.0 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 74°1,734 m21.3 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 72°1,675 m20.9 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 78°1,401 m24.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 84°1,373 m24.2 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 54°1,211 m20.1 mi
Bald PeakENE 67°1,197 m22.2 mi
Bedford PeakENE 62°1,161 m20.4 mi
SugarloafE 90°1,015 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 2 mi away.

  • California brittlebush461 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush459 obs
  • Great Blue Heron378 obs
  • Snowy Egret344 obs
  • California Buckwheat327 obs
  • California sagebrush315 obs
  • Bladderpod303 obs
  • lemonade berry276 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/185324488

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