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Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn

Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn from directly overhead

Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Eto Park, a park 0.3 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 2.2 miles off.

A man on horseback

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.26605, -120.67574

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eto Park: 0.3 mi
  • South Hills Trailhead: 0.6 mi
  • Central Park: 0.7 mi
  • Charles A and Mary R Maino Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Meadow Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Vulture Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Obispo: 1.2 mi
  • Terrace Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Orcutt Knob: 2.1 mi
  • Righetti Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 19
  • Bubblegum Alley: 1.1 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 1.1 mi
  • The P: 2.9 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 3.7 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 0.9 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 2.9 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 3.0 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 7.8 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 8.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sulphur Pot: 7.1 mi
  • McLain Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 12.9 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 13.3 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Pirates Cove: 6.6 mi
  • Avila Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 11
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Rockrose: 10.8 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 10.8 mi
  • Meadow View: 10.9 mi
  • Holloway Garden: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Islay Falls: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 6.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 64°1,104 m20.2 mi
Black MountainENE 64°1,089 m20.2 mi
Hi MountainE 92°969 m14.2 mi
Lopez MountainENE 66°869 m6.0 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 90°865 m13.9 mi
Bald MountainE 101°855 m9.9 mi
Gay MountainENE 76°850 m6.6 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 348°836 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456576063666766645853
Precip in3.93.53.21.00.50.10.10.00.00.91.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Mcchesney FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13334259792

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