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Mile Square Regional Park

Mile Square Regional Park from directly overhead

Mile Square Regional Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Valley Sports Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
14 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.72423, -117.94589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fountain Valley Sports Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stonecrest Park: 0.8 mi
  • Plavan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Allen Park: 0.9 mi
  • Monroe Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 0.4 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 0.4 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 0.5 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 3.8 mi
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 3.9 mi
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 2.0 mi
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 2.2 mi
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 4.2 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 4.3 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 4.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 42
  • Cadillac Range: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Landing Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 16
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 8.2 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 10.3 mi
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 5.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Historic Dam: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 92°1,734 m23.7 mi
Modjeska PeakE 91°1,675 m23.1 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 76°1,211 m20.1 mi
Bald PeakE 85°1,197 m23.7 mi
Bedford PeakE 82°1,161 m21.3 mi
Sierra PeakENE 62°928 m18.9 mi
Flores PeakE 92°566 m18.7 mi
San Juan HillNE 42°543 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
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 °F595962646670747574696358
Precip in2.93.21.70.80.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Chinese Mantis401 obs
  • Arizona Mantis369 obs
  • American Crow243 obs
  • Mallard222 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard213 obs
  • Canada Goose191 obs
  • Egyptian Goose190 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel177 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/158594711

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