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Mission Bell Park

Mission Bell Park from directly overhead

Mission Bell Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonita Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.48040, -117.67897
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bonita Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Community Center And Sports Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thunderbird Park: 0.7 mi
  • Vermeulen Park: 0.8 mi
  • Del Obispo Park Community Center: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • USA HOUSE: 1.1 mi
  • Reikers Point: 1.7 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • The Great Stone Church: 1.8 mi
  • C2 Ranch Marker: 2.3 mi
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 1.6 mi
  • Bird Houses: 2.8 mi
  • Gandhi: 6.1 mi
  • Marie Curie: 6.1 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 7.1 mi
Peaks: 48
Attractions: 45
Springs: 30
Beaches: 22
  • Group Campsite: 1.3 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 1.3 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Baby Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Poche Beach: 2.7 mi
Museums: 20
Gardens: 18
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 12.6 mi
  • Vista Point: 13.4 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 14.6 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 1.7 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 28°1,734 m18.0 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 25°1,675 m18.3 mi
ClarkESE 103°1,527 m20.2 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 37°1,401 m19.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 43°1,373 m17.5 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 42°1,315 m19.1 mi
Pleasants PeakN 11°1,211 m22.2 mi
Bald PeakNNE 23°1,197 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black-crowned Night Heron327 obs
  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle258 obs
  • Toyon246 obs
  • California Sea Lion217 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard197 obs
  • Snowy Egret184 obs
  • Monarch179 obs
  • Western Gull175 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/163328103

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