Calwa Rocket
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 Picnic Reservation #3, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 30 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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Kirkman Hill: 14.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Owens Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Coulthard: 16.7 mi
- 929: 16.9 mi
- 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
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 9.9 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 10.3 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 10.8 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluff: 10.8 mi
- The Archive on Kern: 2.4 mi
- Meux Home Museum: 2.5 mi
- Fresno Metropolitan Museum: 3.1 mi
- Fresno Discovery Center: 3.7 mi
- Armenian Heritage Museum: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Reservation #3: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Reservation #1: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Reservation #2: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Reservation #5: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Reservation #4: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Sports Center: 5.8 mi
- Clovis Rodeo Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Clovis Botanical Garden: 9.5 mi
- Forestiere Underground Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Swedish Coffee Pot Tower: 17.7 mi
- Calwa Murals: 0.1 mi
- 1821 Gallery & Studios: 3.2 mi
- Clovis Rodeo Statue: 7.8 mi
- Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 22.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.4 mi
- Chimney Spring: 16.5 mi
- Home Spring: 17.1 mi
- White Tank Spring: 20.6 mi
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 11.8 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 24.5 mi
- Tollhouse Crossing: 8.8 mi
- Oakhurst: 17.4 mi
- Reedley Beach: 18.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivy Mountain | ENE 75° | 865 m | 22.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 62° | 730 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hughes Mountain | ENE 69° | 722 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | ENE 57° | 669 m | 21.1 mi |
| Harmon Peak | ENE 78° | 667 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jesse Morrow Mountain | E 86° | 640 m | 18.9 mi |
| Keys Mountain | NE 42° | 597 m | 22.1 mi |
| Corlew Mountain | NNE 29° | 594 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:07 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno 5 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4604699478
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