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Japanese Stone Lantern

Japanese Stone Lantern from directly overhead

Japanese Stone Lantern is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Buck Point stands 1,961 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Officer Leonard Christiansen and Officer Paul Teel Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
JAPANESE STONE LANTERN PRESENTED TO OUR SISTER CITY, RIVERSIDE MAY OUR TIES OF FRIENDSHIP CONTINUE FOREVER YOUR SENDAI FRIENDS 1975
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.98028, -117.37543
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Raincross: 0.0 mi
  • Decorated utility box: 0.0 mi
  • Decorated utility box: 0.0 mi
  • Mariposa Alley: 0.0 mi
  • Mariposa Alley: 0.0 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Camera Obscura: 0.1 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 2.8 mi
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 3.3 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 3.3 mi
  • River Trails: 6.2 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 59
Nature reserves: 37
Springs: 32
  • Hot Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Console Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Harford Spring: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Area A: 14.1 mi
  • Area C: 14.1 mi
  • Area B: 14.2 mi
  • Site C: 17.1 mi
  • Site B: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 3.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 10.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Japanese Stone Lantern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck PointNNW 330°1,961 m18.9 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 25°1,876 m19.2 mi
Calamity PeakNW 320°1,768 m19.4 mi
Bailey PeakN 2°1,737.1 m19.0 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE 25°1,687 m18.6 mi
Sugarpine MountainN 360°1,670 m19.3 mi
Playground Drive HillN 10°1,645 m18.0 mi
Jobs PeakN 8°1,641 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13289831299

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