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Sowers Park

Sowers Park from directly overhead

Sowers Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burke Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.66439, -117.96612

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 2.0 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 4.7 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 5.7 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 7.5 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 7.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.3 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 10.9 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.2 mi
  • Washout Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Modjeska PeakE 81°1,675 m24.6 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 66°1,211 m22.6 mi
Bedford PeakENE 72°1,161 m23.4 mi
Sierra PeakNE 54°928 m22.1 mi
Flores PeakE 80°566 m20.1 mi
San Juan HillNE 37°543 m21.6 mi
Bolero PointE 80°534 m18.2 mi
Gilman PeakNNE 31°514 m21.0 mi

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.

  • Red-tailed Hawk148 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush140 obs
  • Say's Phoebe139 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard136 obs
  • California brittlebush131 obs
  • Garden Snail117 obs
  • Garland Daisy111 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher108 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/167007813

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