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Stanford Park

Stanford Park from directly overhead

Stanford Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Princeton Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.65430, -117.84250
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Form No. 2: 0.4 mi
  • The Vi Smith Concourse Gallery: 2.1 mi
  • Sea King: 2.5 mi
  • Welcome Home: 2.7 mi
  • Welcome to Orange County: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • The Balls: 0.9 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 1.3 mi
  • Sidewinder: 1.3 mi
  • Laser Tag: 1.3 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 1.3 mi
Museums: 49
Peaks: 44
Nature reserves: 27
Springs: 27
Beaches: 24
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 0.8 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 11.1 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Bear Claw Fall: 11.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Historic Dam: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 78°1,734 m18.1 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 75°1,675 m17.7 mi
Trabuco PeakE 81°1,401 m21.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 88°1,373 m21.3 mi
Horsethief PeakE 84°1,315 m22.2 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 54°1,211 m16.7 mi
Bald PeakENE 68°1,197 m19.0 mi
Bedford PeakENE 63°1,161 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard1,247 obs
  • Tree Swallow1,015 obs
  • Cinnamon Teal990 obs
  • Song Sparrow948 obs
  • Snowy Egret932 obs
  • Western Honey Bee928 obs
  • American Avocet925 obs
  • Great Blue Heron921 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/171554253

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