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Cerritos Veterans Memorial

Cerritos Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Cerritos Veterans Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Yale stands 1,451 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Illuminations, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off.

The story

veterans memorial located in California, U.S.A.

Wikidata Q5064837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
2006-11
Material
stainless_steel;granite

How to reach it

Coordinates33.86616, -118.06438

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Long Beach Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Prisk Native Garden: 5.5 mi
  • 5th Grade Garden: 5.8 mi
Parks
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • West Coyote Hills: 5.7 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 7.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Landing Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 42
  • Mother's Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.3 mi
  • Creekside: 11.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Schweitzer Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Washout Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 9.2 mi
  • Historic Dam: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 16
Springs: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Cerritos Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount YaleN 0°1,451 m23.4 mi
Clamshell PeakN 9°1,338 m23.5 mi
Mount BlissNNE 16°1,121 m22.9 mi
Jones PeakN 2°1,029 m22.1 mi
Lookout PointN 2°987 m22.9 mi
Sierra PeakE 93°928 m23.6 mi
Flint PeakNNW 340°576 m21.9 mi
Cerro NegroNNW 340°575 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12174008848

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