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Harper Park

Harper Park from directly overhead

Harper Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambert Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 30 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.69141, -117.97818
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 2.6 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 5.9 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 7.6 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 8.3 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 8.3 mi
Artworks
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 3.3 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 3.3 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 3.4 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 3.5 mi
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.7 mi
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 4.1 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 4.2 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 4.4 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Peaks: 36
  • Landing Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 8.6 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 9.0 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • French Hill: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 17
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 8.6 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 9.3 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Washout Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasants PeakENE 71°1,211 m22.5 mi
Bedford PeakENE 77°1,161 m23.6 mi
Sierra PeakENE 59°928 m21.6 mi
Flores PeakE 86°566 m20.6 mi
San Juan HillNE 42°543 m20.6 mi
Bolero PointE 86°534 m18.7 mi
Gilman PeakNE 36°514 m19.8 mi
Andersen BumpNE 41°482 m20.4 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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Vermilion Flycatcher422 obs
  • Western Bluebird388 obs
  • Mallard308 obs
  • White-faced Ibis293 obs
  • Pin-tailed Whydah262 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel262 obs
  • Black Phoebe259 obs
  • Orange-crowned Warbler248 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/167009408

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