Blue Star Memorial
Blue Star Memorial is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. McDowell Peak stands 1,230 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Never Forget Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States of America
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Ehrhardt Park: 0.8 mi
- Daumler Park: 1.0 mi
- Fiesta Sports Park: 1.2 mi
- Kleinman Park: 1.3 mi
- Powell Estates Subdivision Mini Park: 1.3 mi
- Hayden Butte: 4.5 mi
- Bell Butte: 5.7 mi
- Twin Butte: 6.0 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 6.2 mi
- Papago Buttes: 6.9 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 0.0 mi
- Peace Pole: 0.2 mi
- Mesa Grande Cultural Park: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Monument: 4.1 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 5.1 mi
- King Ben's Castle: 1.9 mi
- Simply Smashing: 2.4 mi
- Engine 2355: 3.4 mi
- Scarizona Scaregrounds: 4.0 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 4.2 mi
- Ernest W. McFarland: 0.0 mi
- Night People: 0.1 mi
- Sonance: 2.4 mi
- Howling Wolf: 2.4 mi
- Climb as High as Your Dreams: 2.4 mi
- The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College: 0.1 mi
- Outback Arbor: 0.2 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 0.3 mi
- Escalante Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Mesa Urban Garden: 2.9 mi
- Zarco Guerrero: 2.4 mi
- idea Museum: 2.6 mi
- Arizona Museum of Natural History: 2.7 mi
- Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: 2.7 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ramada #2=: 4.2 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 4.2 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 6.9 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 9.4 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 6.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 11.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 10.9 mi
- Coon Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 20.6 mi
- Blue Point: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 22.5 mi
- Illinois: 4.2 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 22.5 mi
- Sacaton Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Massacre Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Blue Star Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Peak | N 9° | 1,230 m | 18.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | N 11° | 1,214 m | 17.7 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | N 8° | 1,192 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,007 m | 17.0 mi |
| Santan Mountain | SSE 148° | 949 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 19° | 935 m | 15.9 mi |
| Peak 3004 | ENE 69° | 916 m | 17.7 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 61° | 905 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9228374443
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