SS Lane Victory
SS Lane Victory is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Black Jack Mountain stands 596 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Timms' Point and Landing, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. As a rare surviving Victory ship, she was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. SS Lane Victory was named after Lane College, which was established as a high school for black youths in 1882 at Jackson, Tennessee, by Isaac Lane, a bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
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Wikidata Q2376481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1945
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Timms' Point and Landing: 0.5 mi
- Terminal Island Japanese Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Battery Merriam: 1.2 mi
- American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Battery Leary: 1.3 mi
- 22nd Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Cabrillo Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- San Pedro Plaza Park: 1.0 mi
- Lookout Point Park: 1.2 mi
- John S Gibson Junior Park: 1.3 mi
- Ghost Fish: 0.8 mi
- Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 0.9 mi
- Stephen M. White: 1.0 mi
- Jabob's Ladder: 1.3 mi
- Fishing Industry Memorial Statue: 1.3 mi
- Cabrillo Beach Bath House: 0.9 mi
- Fort MacArthur Museum: 1.4 mi
- George F. Canyon Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Banning Residence Museum: 4.8 mi
- B-427 Scorpion: 5.3 mi
- Battleship USS Iowa: 1.5 mi
- The Graben: 4.8 mi
- The Queen Mary Ship: 5.3 mi
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 5.8 mi
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 5.9 mi
- Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
- She-Oak Meadow: 5.7 mi
- Chestnut Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- South Coast Botanic Garden: 5.9 mi
- Least Tern Site: 1.5 mi
- White Point Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Gull Park: 3.5 mi
- Ocean Trails Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Forrestal Reserve: 4.5 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 3.9 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 6.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.4 mi
- Landing Hill: 10.5 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 21.3 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 0.9 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 3.0 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 6.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.3 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 10.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Day Camp: 9.4 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Common Grounds: 19.4 mi
- Washout Falls: 21.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 21.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 21.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 21.3 mi
- Torqua Spring: 23.8 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 24.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 3.3 mi
- Spa Palace: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of SS Lane Victory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack Mountain | SSW 197° | 596 m | 24.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 223° | 550 m | 24.7 mi |
| Fletcher | SSW 197° | 454 m | 23.0 mi |
| San Pedro Hill | WNW 296° | 449 m | 3.9 mi |
| Workman Hill | NE 40° | 424 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Torquemada | SW 216° | 407.2 m | 24.4 mi |
| Ridgecrest Hill | WNW 297° | 402 m | 6.6 mi |
| Whitleys Peak | SSW 193° | 393 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 90002222OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — LANE VICTORY, reference 90002222, listed 12/14/90.
OpenStreetMap element way/46735198
Day trips start here
- Long Beach · 9 mi
- Seal Beach · 10 mi
- Compton · 12 mi
- Gardena · 12 mi
- Lakewood · 12 mi
- Los Alamitos · 13 mi
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