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California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

California Vietnam Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

California Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Iron Mountain stands 269 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Park World Peace Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49476581, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57568, -121.48865

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 50
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 41
  • Sutter Health Park: 1.4 mi
  • The Little Engine That Could: 2.5 mi
  • Cinderella's Coach: 2.5 mi
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: 2.5 mi
  • Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 12
  • Whisky Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 12.4 mi
  • Barney Mound: 15.2 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 2.6 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 2.8 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 2.8 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 2.8 mi
  • Group community site: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 16.9 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Leete Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 21.0 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainENE 63°269 m24.9 mi
Carpenter HillENE 76°253 m21.6 mi
Volcano HillENE 57°129 m18.7 mi
Thunder hillNE 39°129 m20.9 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 71°127.6 m16.8 mi
Telegraph HillNE 34°118 m21.5 mi
Monument HillWNW 290°48 m21.2 mi
Whisky HillSSE 163°10 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358836771

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