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Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument

Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument from directly overhead

Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Silverdome II stands 970 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Beach, a park 0.2 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
BILL MUNCEY UNLIMITED HYDROPLANE COURSE PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO BY THUNDERBOATS UNLIMITED IN THE MEMORY OF BILL MUNCEY, WORLD CHAMPION. 62 CAREER VICTORIES 4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 GOLD CUP WINS
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Coordinates32.77399, -117.23294
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ski Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Vacation Isle: 0.3 mi
  • Fiesta Island Dog Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunset Point - Mission Bay Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crown Point: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Bayside Skyride: 0.5 mi
  • Cirque de Neon: 0.5 mi
  • Aquarium de la Mer: 0.5 mi
  • Mission Bay Theater: 0.6 mi
  • Sea Turtles: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Site of the Kate Olivia Sessions Nursery: 2.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 2.4 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 2.4 mi
  • Plaza de las Armas: 2.4 mi
Museums
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 59
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.6 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Dog Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 15.6 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.0 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bill Muncey Hydroplane Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silverdome IIENE 66°970.36 m24.6 mi
Woodson MountainNE 43°878 m22.2 mi
Sycuan PeakE 93°840 m24.8 mi
North Iron MountainNE 46°824 m21.9 mi
Iron MountainNE 50°818 m21.1 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 48°802 m22.0 mi
Middle SummitNE 48°790 m21.7 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 107°782 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8540157973

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