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Vista Park

Vista Park from directly overhead

Vista Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Talbert Regional Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65174, -117.94824

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Mother and Child: 1.6 mi
  • Costa Mesa Bloom: 1.8 mi
  • Kobe Bryant Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Welcome To Costa Mesa: 2.1 mi
  • The Tree of Life: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.1 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.6 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 4.3 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 6.7 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 37
Nature reserves: 33
Beaches: 22
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 6.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 12.3 mi
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 80°1,734 m24.1 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 78°1,675 m23.7 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 63°1,211 m22.0 mi
Bald PeakENE 73°1,197 m24.8 mi
Bedford PeakENE 69°1,161 m22.7 mi
Sierra PeakNE 51°928 m21.8 mi
Flores PeakENE 77°566 m19.3 mi
San Juan HillNNE 34°543 m21.8 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 °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 5 mi away.

  • Red-tailed Hawk176 obs
  • Garland Daisy170 obs
  • Garden Snail166 obs
  • beach suncup157 obs
  • Say's Phoebe154 obs
  • California brittlebush145 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush141 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard139 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/185324520

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