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The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue

The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue from directly overhead

The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea and Sky, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Installed 2008, the $150,000 statue was created as a part of San Diego Port District's art program. According to the Port of San Diego, the statue itself is meant to honor the surfers and lifeguards of Imperial Beach, as well as honor the general culture.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.58395, -117.13249
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Sea and Sky: 0.1 mi
  • Ocean Riders: 0.1 mi
  • Mutt’Tipi—People of the Earth: 0.2 mi
  • Surfhenge: 0.3 mi
  • Illuminations: 0.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 1.0 mi
  • Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 1.5 mi
  • Montgomery Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument: 6.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 37
Peaks: 34
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 19
  • South Rim: 7.2 mi
  • Point Loma: 8.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 11.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 11.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Springs: 8
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Dog Spring: 17.1 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Echo Spring: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 10.7 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Spirit of Imperial Beach Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakENE 69°1,139 m23.0 mi
Otay MountainE 87°1,067 m16.8 mi
Elena MountainENE 73°1,015 m24.6 mi
White MountainE 80°989 m24.5 mi
Mother Grundy PeakENE 79°927 m23.2 mi
Sycuan PeakENE 58°840 m22.3 mi
San Miguel MountainNE 56°782 m13.8 mi
Little Tecate PeakE 87°721 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759606265697069656056
Precip in1.72.11.90.60.10.10.30.00.10.40.80.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Imperial Beach Ream FLD NAS, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8703599963

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