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Sharp Memorial Garden

Sharp Memorial Garden from directly overhead

Sharp Memorial Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Multiple, a artwork 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.79764, -117.15622
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Kearny Mesa Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Celestine Park: 0.7 mi
  • Linda Vista Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Linda Vista Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Civita Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 60
Museums
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • San Diego Gay Pride Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Historic Hillcrest Sign: 3.4 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 3.5 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • Animals in Action: 4.2 mi
  • Panda Ridge Portal: 4.4 mi
  • Balboa Park Miniature Railroad Station: 4.4 mi
  • San Diego Zoo Miniature Railroad: 4.4 mi
  • Balboa Park Carousel: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 26
  • Middle Earth: 6.4 mi
  • Middle Earth: 6.4 mi
  • Middle Earth: 6.4 mi
  • Limbo - Deviation: 6.4 mi
  • The Underworld: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 24
Springs: 9
  • Dog Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 11.8 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 19.9 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Sharp Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainENE 67°1,112 m21.1 mi
El CapitanENE 66°1,026 m20.7 mi
Silverdome IIENE 65°970.36 m19.9 mi
Woodson MountainNE 36°878 m18.1 mi
Sycuan PeakE 98°840 m20.6 mi
North Iron MountainNE 40°824 m17.7 mi
Iron MountainNE 44°818 m16.7 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 42°802 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759626467727473686156
Precip in2.32.61.60.80.30.10.10.00.20.50.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Montgomery FLD, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard403 obs
  • Western Honey Bee164 obs
  • lemonade berry128 obs
  • California Buckwheat120 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard119 obs
  • Garden Snail117 obs
  • Monarch116 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird114 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/629684675

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