- Elevation, modelled
- 53 m
- Tallest summit within 17.2 miles
- Mount Markham1,746 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1109.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9919, -118.0891
OBSERVATION POST 1 is a artwork in California, at a modelled 53 m. Mount Markham stands 1,746 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.4 miles off.
"The City of Pico Rivera and Los Angeles County partnered to fund the Pico Rivera Library with a site-specific civic artwork. The building is a focal point for the community, an architectural beacon for the city and a destination in the San Gabriel Valley
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- corten_steel_on_concrete
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of OBSERVATION POST 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Markham | N 358° | 1,746 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Wilson | N 6° | 1,737 m | 16.1 mi |
| Occidental Peak | N 1° | 1,736 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Lowe | N 357° | 1,699 m | 16.6 mi |
| Monrovia Peak | NNE 24° | 1,649 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Harvard | N 6° | 1,640 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rankin Peak | NNE 24° | 1,606 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Yale | N 6° | 1,451 m | 14.8 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Park: 0.1 mi
- Pío Pico State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Reggie Rodriguez Park: 1.2 mi
- Amigo Park: 1.2 mi
- Guirado Park: 1.3 mi
- Fertile Minds aka "Books Bunny": 1.7 mi
- The Garden Gate: 2.0 mi
- The Water Sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Red Rascal: 3.0 mi
- The Dress: 3.1 mi
- Montebello Hills: 2.7 mi
- Whittier Hill: 4.4 mi
- Workman Hill: 4.9 mi
- Oneonta Knoll: 8.4 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 8.9 mi
- Bosque del Rio Hondo Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Whittier Museum: 2.9 mi
- McDonald's Museum: 3.5 mi
- Downey Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hathaway Ranch Museum: 3.9 mi
- American Military Musuem: 4.3 mi
- Paegent of Roses Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pinewood Urn Garden: 3.4 mi
- Fountain Urn Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Chapel Garden: 3.7 mi
- The Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: 3.5 mi
- Hispanic American Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- LA-14 Nike Missile Site: 4.6 mi
- Whittier Boulevard Arch: 5.0 mi
- Citadel Outlets: 3.8 mi
- M3 Lee: 4.3 mi
- M3 Lee: 4.3 mi
- Apollo Boilerplate 12: 5.6 mi
- Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Hidden Valley: 9.2 mi
- Creekside: 9.2 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 11.6 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 13.0 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Hermit Falls: 14.4 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 15.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 16.2 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 16.5 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 20.1 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 20.6 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 20.7 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 18.1 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 19.5 mi
- Fern Springs: 20.5 mi
- McDermont Spring: 20.6 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 21.5 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 18.8 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 23.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 11.2 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Pico Rivera · 1 mi
- Santa Fe Springs · 3 mi
- City of Commerce · 4 mi
- Downey · 4 mi
- Whittier · 4 mi
- Monterey Park · 5 mi
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