Benito Juarez
Benito Juarez is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pantoja Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
1806-1872 ESTE MONUMENTO FUE OBSEQUIADO EN AMISTAD POR EL PUEBLO DE MEXICO AL PUEBLO DE SAN DIEGO 18 DE JUNIO DE 1981
The story
Benito Juárez is a bronze sculpture in Pantoja Park in San Diego, California. Created by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Tamariz, it depicts Benito Juárez, the president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872. The statue was a gift from the Mexican government in 1981.
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Wikidata Q51881935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pantoja Park: 0.1 mi
- Childrens Park: 0.3 mi
- Progress Park: 0.3 mi
- Tuna Harbor Park: 0.4 mi
- Lane Field Park: 0.4 mi
- San Diego Police Department Exhibit & Jail Cells: 0.2 mi
- San Diego Police Museum: 0.2 mi
- The New Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Navy SEAL Museum San Diego: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Excalibur (1976): 0.2 mi
- Riparium: 0.2 mi
- Waltzing Matilda: 0.3 mi
- Pacific Soul: 0.3 mi
- Hand Drawn Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Mistletoe: 0.3 mi
- Sign Welcome to Gaslamp Quarter: 0.6 mi
- Little Italy: 0.6 mi
- San Diego Convention Center: 0.6 mi
- Star of India: 0.6 mi
- Dream. A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 0.2 mi
- USS San Diego Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Pete Wilson: 0.3 mi
- Memorial to Merchant Seamen: 0.3 mi
- Alonzo Horton: 0.4 mi
- Marston Point: 1.1 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 9.5 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Dictionary Hill: 10.2 mi
- Cowles Mountain: 10.5 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 0.4 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kate O. Sessions Cactus Garden: 1.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Bonsai Exhibit: 1.5 mi
- Central Beach: 2.3 mi
- Coronado Beach: 2.3 mi
- North Beach: 2.3 mi
- Coronado Shores Beach: 2.5 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 2.7 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 9.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Swordfish Point: 5.3 mi
- Point Loma: 5.3 mi
- Middle Earth: 10.3 mi
- Limbo - Deviation: 10.3 mi
- Dog Spring: 10.4 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 11.5 mi
- La Honda Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 21.2 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 22.8 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 1.9 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
- Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benito Juarez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | E 92° | 1,139 m | 23.5 mi |
| El Cajon Mountain | NE 55° | 1,112 m | 24.6 mi |
| Otay Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,067 m | 20.5 mi |
| El Capitan | NE 54° | 1,026 m | 24.2 mi |
| Silverdome II | NE 53° | 970 m | 23.5 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NNE 29° | 878 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 82° | 840 m | 21.2 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NNE 32° | 824 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4120416168
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