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The Balboa Pier is one of two piers in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The other ocean pier on the Balboa Peninsula is the Newport Pier . The Pier Plaza. The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company wanted to attract lot buyers to an undeveloped spit ...
Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach. Coordinates: 33°36′10″N 117°54′15″W. The Balboa Peninsula. The Balboa Peninsula (also referred to as "Balboa" or "the Peninsula") is a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the first European to sight the ...
Balboa Island, Newport Beach. Balboa Island is a harborside community in Newport Beach, California, accessible to the public via bridge, ferry and several public docks. [1] The community is surrounded by a paved concrete boardwalk open to pedestrian traffic, designated as a public walking trail by the city.
The Balboa Island Car Ferry is a ferry service in Newport Beach, California . The ferry boats travel under 1,000 feet from Balboa Island to the Balboa Peninsula (Fun Zone area) and vice versa, reaching a top speed of four miles per hour. The speed limit in the harbor is 5 miles per hour, and the ferry docks about every 5 minutes.
Newport Beach. Demographics. Population. 1,800 (2000) Pop. density. 4,600/sq mi (1780/km 2) Lido Isle (mistakenly Lido Island) is a man-made island located in the harbor of Newport Beach, California. Surrounded by the city, Lido Isle was incorporated as part of Newport Beach in 1906. [ 1] At that time it was part sandbar and part mudflat.
The surf at "The Wedge". / 33.59250°N 117.88222°W / 33.59250; -117.88222. The Wedge is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California known for its large waves that makes it a popular spot for surfing and bodysurfing. The Wedge is located at the intersection of the beach and the man ...
A guest on You Bet Your Life in 1954 was the mayor of Newport Beach noting that Balboa was a congregating point for southern Californian young people over Easter break, with 35,000 visiting the town of 18,000. The exterior of the Newport Beach Central Library appeared as the reunion venue in the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
The Newport Pier is one of two municipal piers in the city of Newport Beach, California. The pier replaced the McFadden Wharf (1888-1939) and the site is registered as California Historical Landmark number 794. [1] It is 1,032 feet (314.6 m) long. The other ocean pier on the Balboa Peninsula is the Balboa Pier .