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Calwa Rocket

Calwa Rocket from directly overhead

Calwa Rocket is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Tivy Mountain stands 865 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Calwa Submarine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This Rocket is Cold War era playground equipment. It was installed in the park in 1962 and is now considered a Heritage Site by the City of Fresno.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71600, -119.74904

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Calwa Park: 0.1 mi
  • Calwa Hayston Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mosqueda Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pilibos Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sunnyside Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 24
  • Calwa Submarine: 0.0 mi
  • Virgen de Guadalupe and Juan Diego Scene: 0.7 mi
  • Church Cross Obelisk: 0.8 mi
  • Statue of Virgen de Gualadupe & St. Anthony Claret: 0.8 mi
  • Y. Stephen Pilibos Monument: 1.6 mi
Museums: 15
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Calwa Murals: 0.1 mi
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 3.2 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 7.8 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rock Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Home Spring: 17.1 mi
  • White Tank Spring: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 9.9 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 11.8 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tivy MountainENE865 m22.4 mi
Red MountainENE730 m21.8 mi
Hughes MountainENE722 m24.6 mi
Wildcat MountainENE669 m21.1 mi
Harmon PeakENE667 m24.0 mi
Jesse Morrow MountainE640 m18.9 mi
Keys MountainNE597 m22.1 mi
Corlew MountainNNE594 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4119:4320:22
September equinox06:4818:2318:57
December solstice07:0916:0716:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505459647279858479695749
Precip in2.21.92.21.00.60.20.00.00.10.51.02.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4604699478

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