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The World As It Is and the World We Want To See

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Elevation, modelled
92 m
Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
Mount Umunhum1,063 m · 13.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
37.3211, -122.0458
The World As It Is and the World We Want To See from directly overhead

The World As It Is and the World We Want To See is a artwork in California, at a modelled 92 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stellar Motion, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of The World As It Is and the World We Want To See. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSE 144°1,063 m13.7 mi
Mount ThayerSSE 147°1,061 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 201°985 m7.3 mi
Castle RockSSW 203°979 m7.0 mi
The PeakSSW 191°917 m7.2 mi
El SombrosoSE 143°917 m12.3 mi
Lookout TowerSW 214°892 m6.2 mi
Goat RockSSW 208°890 m7.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Beaches: 41
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 19
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 13
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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