Wilson Park
Wilson Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is College Park Community Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Costa Mesa
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- College Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Garrison Garden: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Butterfly Garden: 2.6 mi
- FVHS Home Economics Garden: 4.2 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 4.2 mi
- You Are Loved: 0.4 mi
- Utility Box 58: 0.6 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 0.9 mi
- Kobe Bryant Mural: 0.9 mi
- Masks: 0.9 mi
- Neth Park: 0.7 mi
- Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Lindbergh School Park: 0.9 mi
- Brentwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Lions Park: 1.2 mi
- Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 0.9 mi
- Agricultural Workers Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Table Of Dignity: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Jack B. Holland: 1.1 mi
- Judge Donald Dungan: 1.2 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 1.7 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 3.8 mi
- Jumping Jester: 4.7 mi
- King’s Carousel: 4.7 mi
- Ye Rockin’ Tug: 4.7 mi
- Heros Hall Museum: 0.9 mi
- Costa Mesa Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 2.7 mi
- Orange County Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 3.4 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 5.9 mi
- French Hill: 6.0 mi
- Pelican Hill: 6.2 mi
- Signal Peak: 6.9 mi
- Red Hill: 9.5 mi
- Randall Preserve: 2.5 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 5.5 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 5.6 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 11.5 mi
- North Star Beach: 2.5 mi
- Newport Dunes: 3.0 mi
- Edgewater: 3.6 mi
- Newport Beach: 3.6 mi
- Balboa Beach: 3.9 mi
- Tomato Spring: 12.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.5 mi
- Mustang Spring: 17.3 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 18.9 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 19.1 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 4.3 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 13.3 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 10.4 mi
- Washout Falls: 10.4 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 10.4 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 10.7 mi
- Historic Dam: 13.9 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 20.4 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.3 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 23.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Three Arches: 15.5 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 80° | 1,734 m | 22.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 78° | 1,675 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ENE 61° | 1,211 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 72° | 1,197 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 68° | 1,161 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf | E 94° | 1,015 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sierra Peak | NE 48° | 928 m | 20.1 mi |
| Yaeger Mesa | E 86° | 918 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 3 mi away.
- Coastal Goldenbush355 obs
- California brittlebush323 obs
- Garden Snail199 obs
- Bladderpod196 obs
- Mallard190 obs
- Milk Snail187 obs
- Western Honey Bee184 obs
- California sagebrush183 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/79690642
Day trips start here
- Costa Mesa · 1 mi
- Newport Beach · 3 mi
- Fountain Valley · 4 mi
- Santa Ana · 5 mi
- Irvine · 7 mi
- Orange County · 8 mi
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