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Politana

Politana from directly overhead

Politana is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Keller Peak stands 2,391 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Knoll Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

human settlement in United States of America

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Coordinates34.08139, -117.30500
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knoll Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cesar Chavez Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lytle Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Max J. Lofy Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fleming Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Blue Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Perris Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Pigeon Benchmark: 6.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Route 66 Rendezvous Cruisin' Hall of Fame: 1.8 mi
  • Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Original McDonald's Restaurant: 3.1 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Monsignor Don Webber Memorial Tree: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 7.4 mi
  • South Africa: 7.6 mi
  • North American Desert: 7.6 mi
  • Lilac Lane: 7.6 mi
  • North Coast: 7.7 mi
Artworks
  • Sister Cities Signpost: 1.8 mi
  • Donald Davis Sculpture: 2.0 mi
  • 3 Piece Pile: 6.9 mi
  • Jack Brown Sculpture: 6.9 mi
  • The Armory at Fairmount Park: 7.0 mi
Museums: 55
Springs: 46
  • Cassina Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Console Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Convict Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Picnic sites: 22
Beaches: 10
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Village Lakefront: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Middleman Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Aztec Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Hesperia Falls: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Rock Climbing: 6.2 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 16.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.1 mi
  • shooting gallery: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Politana. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller PeakENE2,391 m16.6 mi
Mill PeakENE2,029 m14.9 mi
Buck PointNW1,961 m16.5 mi
Heaps PeakNE1,955 m14.2 mi
Mount RENE1,931 m13.9 mi
Mount SorensonNE1,909 m13.7 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE1,876 m11.2 mi
Crest SummitNNE1,768 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5216:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545558626672798076686053
Precip in2.83.02.00.90.40.10.10.10.10.50.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redlands, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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