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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft from directly overhead

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 781 m. Mount Williamson stands 2,504 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is B-52, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.60320, -118.08943

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 48
  • Kentucky Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Fryingpan Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Aliso Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Big Oak Spring: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Attractions: 12
  • B-52: 0.0 mi
  • U-2: 0.2 mi
  • A-12: 0.2 mi
  • SR-71: 0.2 mi
  • D-21: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 6
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSE 141°2,504 m20.8 mi
Pleasant View RidgeSE 145°2,433 m18.0 mi
Waterman MountainSSE 155°2,433 m20.4 mi
Will Thrall PeakSE 145°2,387 m18.5 mi
Pallett MountainSE 142°2,359 m19.0 mi
Goodykoontz peakSE 144°2,304 m19.9 mi
Winston PeakSSE 153°2,277 m19.0 mi
Akawie PeakSSE 150°2,220 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3220:09
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5616:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475055616876838276665446
Precip in1.41.81.10.40.10.00.20.00.10.40.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmdale, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1451970440

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