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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
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
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
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
Gardens
  • Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 7.4 mi
  • South Africa: 7.6 mi
  • North American Desert: 7.6 mi
  • Lilac Lane: 7.6 mi
  • Deciduous Forest: 7.6 mi
Museums: 55
Springs: 50
  • Hot Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Console Springs: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Picnic sites: 30
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
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
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 6.2 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 6.4 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 16.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.1 mi
  • shooting gallery: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 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 PeakENE 61°2,391 m16.6 mi
Mill PeakENE 59°2,029 m14.9 mi
Buck PointNW 304°1,961 m16.5 mi
Heaps PeakNE 42°1,955 m14.2 mi
Mount RENE 58°1,931 m13.9 mi
Mount SorensonNE 38°1,909 m13.7 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 21°1,876 m11.2 mi
Crest SummitNNE 28°1,768 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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