- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Lyons Peak1,139 m · 22.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:00local time
- Coordinates
- 32.6242, -117.1295
Sheltering Wings is a artwork in California, at a modelled 4 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Caribe Shoreline Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheltering Wings. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | ENE 76° | 1,139 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lawson Peak | ENE 73° | 1,099 m | 24.5 mi |
| Otay Mountain | E 97° | 1,067 m | 16.7 mi |
| Elena Mountain | E 79° | 1,015 m | 23.7 mi |
| White Mountain | E 87° | 989 m | 24.0 mi |
| Barber Mountain | E 80° | 985 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mother Grundy Peak | E 85° | 927 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | ENE 64° | 840 m | 20.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grand Caribe Shoreline Park: 0.0 mi
- Coronado Cays Park: 0.4 mi
- South Bay County Biological Study Area: 1.5 mi
- Chula Vista Bayfront Park: 1.5 mi
- Sweetwater Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Rigors of Flight: 1.6 mi
- Oculus: 1.7 mi
- The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue: 2.8 mi
- Mutt’Tipi—People of the Earth: 2.8 mi
- Sea and Sky: 2.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
- Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 2.8 mi
- Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument: 3.8 mi
- Montgomery Memorial: 4.7 mi
- El Camino Real Bell: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- San Diego Convention Center: 6.0 mi
- Sign Welcome to Gaslamp Quarter: 6.0 mi
- Mistletoe: 6.3 mi
- Little Italy: 7.0 mi
- Star of India: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 40
- Spooners Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Marston Point: 7.3 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 8.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Mother Miguel Mountain: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 38
- The Garden: 4.8 mi
- Tijuana River Valley Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 6.2 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Bonsai Exhibit: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 22
- Coronado Shores Beach: 4.5 mi
- North Beach: 4.9 mi
- Coronado Beach: 5.2 mi
- Central Beach: 5.3 mi
- North Beach: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Point Loma: 7.2 mi
- South Rim: 8.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Springs: 8
- Sweetwater Spring: 11.6 mi
- Dog Spring: 14.4 mi
- La Honda Spring: 15.7 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 18.2 mi
- Echo Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Adobe Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 11.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 5 mi
- La Mesa · 12 mi
- El Cajon · 16 mi
- Poway · 24 mi
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