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Airmen Memorial Bridge

Airmen Memorial Bridge from directly overhead

Airmen Memorial Bridge is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 772 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris K. Udall Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Structure
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.24055, -110.84120

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Mountain Cove Estates: 2.8 mi
  • Estate of Isabelle Lee: 3.3 mi
  • Case Natural Resources Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bristol Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sonoran Heights: 4.1 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 7.1 mi
Peaks
  • Whaleback: 5.8 mi
  • Twin Hills: 5.9 mi
  • Saddleback: 6.5 mi
  • Poorman Range: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Miguel: 6.8 mi
Parks
Gardens: 52
  • Cactus and Succulent Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Word Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Horticultural Therapy Beds: 3.9 mi
  • Native American Crops: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 51
  • McT-Rex: 0.7 mi
  • Moments To Remember: 1.4 mi
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 4.0 mi
  • Organ Pipe Cactus: 4.0 mi
  • G’s Horn: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Sig Boysen Home Composting Site: 3.9 mi
  • Water Harvesting Feature: 3.9 mi
  • Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 3.9 mi
  • Kitchen Courtyard: 4.0 mi
  • Floral Patio: 4.0 mi
Museums: 23
  • Tucson Desert Art Museum: 0.6 mi
  • The Mini Time Machine Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Ignite Sign Art Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 6.3 mi
  • H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seven Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 10.9 mi
  • Ernie's Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Alcatraz: 9.3 mi
  • Sun Spot: 11.2 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Airmen Memorial Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonNNE2,794 m14.3 mi
Mount BigelowNNE2,607 m14.2 mi
Kellogg MountainNNE2,561 m14.3 mi
Marshall PeakNNE2,530 m13.4 mi
Spencer PeakNNE2,493 m13.7 mi
Leopold PointNE2,460 m14.4 mi
Syke KnobNNE2,426 m14.3 mi
Cathedral RockN2,426 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763697887888783736253
Precip in0.90.80.60.30.20.32.02.61.70.60.60.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/620975720

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