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Helm Park

Helm Park from directly overhead

Helm Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cordata Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 30 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.69747, -117.96840
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 2.6 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 2.7 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 2.7 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 3.2 mi
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.2 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 5.7 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 7.6 mi
  • Discovery Cube: 7.6 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 7.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.3 mi
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 3.8 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 3.9 mi
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 4.3 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 37
  • Cadillac Range: 8.0 mi
  • Landing Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 8.4 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • French Hill: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 16
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 8.2 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 9.6 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.1 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Historic Dam: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Modjeska PeakE 86°1,675 m24.4 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 72°1,211 m21.9 mi
Bedford PeakENE 78°1,161 m22.9 mi
Sierra PeakENE 60°928 m20.9 mi
Flores PeakE 87°566 m20.0 mi
San Juan HillNE 41°543 m20.0 mi
Bolero PointE 87°534 m18.1 mi
Gilman PeakNE 35°514 m19.1 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
  • American Crow135 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard76 obs
  • Monarch74 obs
  • Western Honey Bee48 obs
  • European Starling38 obs
  • Western Bluebird37 obs
  • Garden Snail35 obs
  • Allen's Hummingbird34 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/167009897

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