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Abraham Lincoln War Memorial

Abraham Lincoln War Memorial from directly overhead

Abraham Lincoln War Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Peace IV, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1922
Getting there

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Coordinates37.79953, -122.26227
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Big Peace IV: 0.1 mi
  • Bear Nursing Cubs: 0.1 mi
  • Holistic I: 0.1 mi
  • Homage to Charlie Parker: 0.1 mi
  • Anansi: 0.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 60
  • Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 0.1 mi
  • Gondola Servizio: 0.2 mi
  • Old West Junction: 0.6 mi
  • The Merry Miller Pond: 0.6 mi
  • Pinocchio's Castle: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 1.5 mi
  • High Street Center: 3.2 mi
  • Shellmound: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Top: 4.8 mi
  • Redwood Peak: 4.8 mi
Parks
Gardens: 57
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Chinese Garden: 0.5 mi
  • People's Victory Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Alameda County Master Gardeners Lake Merritt Trial Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Merritt Horticultural Display: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
Picnic sites: 55
  • Circus Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Neptune: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 51
Springs: 22
  • El Polín Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Old Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Abraham Lincoln War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E617 m11.0 mi
Vollmer PeakNNE581 m6.2 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE540 m5.8 mi
Round TopNE531 m5.2 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE531 m5.9 mi
Barberry PeakNNE513 m5.5 mi
Volcanic PeakNE498 m5.4 mi
Eureka PeakNNE495 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3931251688

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