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Aeroméxico Flight 498 & Piper PA-28 (08.31.1986)

Aeroméxico Flight 498 & Piper PA-28 (08.31.1986) from directly overhead

Aeroméxico Flight 498 & Piper PA-28 (08.31.1986) is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Yale stands 1,451 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Strength of the Maker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006-03
Getting there

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Coordinates33.86652, -118.06651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
  • Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Long Beach Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Prisk Native Garden: 5.4 mi
  • 5th Grade Garden: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Tribute to Public Safety: 0.0 mi
  • Cerritos Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Artesia Vets Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Norwalk Square: 2.7 mi
  • Hawaiian Gardens Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
Parks
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • West Coyote Hills: 5.8 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 7.2 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Landing Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 42
  • Mother's Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.3 mi
  • Creekside: 11.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Schweitzer Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Washout Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 9.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 16
Springs: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Aeroméxico Flight 498 & Piper PA-28 (08.31.1986). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount YaleN 0°1,451 m23.4 mi
Clamshell PeakN 10°1,338 m23.5 mi
Mount BlissNNE 17°1,121 m23.0 mi
Jones PeakN 2°1,029 m22.1 mi
Lookout PointN 3°987 m22.9 mi
Flint PeakNNW 340°576 m21.8 mi
Cerro NegroNNW 340°575 m23.6 mi
San Juan HillE 80°543 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3089219365

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