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Melinda Park

Melinda Park from directly overhead

Melinda Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Solano Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

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Coordinates33.64615, -117.62697
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Solano Park: 0.5 mi
  • Birchwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Castlewood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pinecrest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Marty Russo Youth Athletic Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Peace Obelisk: 3.2 mi
  • Folded Circle Three Rings: 6.9 mi
  • The Pacific Promise: 7.3 mi
  • Orc Statue: 8.1 mi
  • Marie Curie: 8.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens: 46
Museums: 43
Springs: 34
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Arch Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Group Campsite: 13.1 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 13.2 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Baby Beach: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic #1: 1.4 mi
  • Vista Point: 1.8 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 4.5 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Melinda Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 50°1,734 m6.9 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 43°1,675 m7.0 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 66°1,401 m9.6 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 82°1,373 m9.0 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 74°1,315 m10.1 mi
Pleasants PeakN 6°1,211 m10.4 mi
Bald PeakNE 35°1,197 m9.2 mi
Bedford PeakNNE 19°1,161 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California Buckwheat158 obs
  • chaparral yucca106 obs
  • lemonade berry104 obs
  • Chilicothe104 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard102 obs
  • coast live oak97 obs
  • black sage92 obs
  • Desert Cottontail75 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/164975914

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