Dana Point

Sister cities

• Ajaccio

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (3.91%) is water. are currently being developed as a 118-house gated community, however of the site is open to the public and features a nature center and walking trails exhibiting "lost" plants of the Southern California coast. Views on a clear day extend to Catalina Island and La Jolla in San Diego County. The city is located 59 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and 65 miles northwest of San Diego. Dana Point is bordered by San Clemente to the southeast, San Juan Capistrano to the northeast, Laguna Beach to the northwest, and Laguna Niguel to the north. Dana Point enjoys a mild climate with temperatures that tend to average around the 70s. The warmest month of the year is August with an average maximum temperature of . The coldest month is December with an average maximum temperature of . Frost is extremely rare, allowing for a year-round growing season. Annual rainfall (with almost all of it falling between November and March) is about but is highly variable from year to year.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  35,643
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  30,307
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  25,361
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  21,325
• Lesser Goldfinch

  Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
  20,453
• Allen's Hummingbird

  Selasphorus sasin (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  20,448
• California Towhee

  Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  18,893
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,315

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