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Charles Swanston Memorial

Charles Swanston Memorial from directly overhead

Charles Swanston Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Carpenter Hill stands 253 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilimanjaro Climb, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

"To the Pioneers"

How to reach it

Coordinates38.54032, -121.50336

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brockway Park: 0.7 mi
  • P Z Cervantes Park: 0.7 mi
  • McClatchy School Park: 0.8 mi
  • California School Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sutterville School Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Tanglewood forest: 0.4 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.4 mi
  • Thomas Starr King: 2.6 mi
  • Subtile: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Anthony: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Kilimanjaro Climb: 0.0 mi
  • Sacramento Zoo Train: 0.1 mi
  • The Alphabet Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Conservation Carousel: 0.1 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 11
  • Whisky Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 14.1 mi
  • Barney Mound: 17.3 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pooh Corner: 0.1 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 0.2 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 0.2 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 0.2 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 18.5 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leete Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carpenter HillENE 71°253 m23.0 mi
Volcano HillNE 52°129 m20.7 mi
Thunder hillNE 37°129 m23.3 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 64°127.6 m18.5 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 32°118 m24.0 mi
Monument HillWNW 297°48 m21.4 mi
Whisky HillE 88°10 m1.5 mi
Barney MoundNNW 347°10 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155606672767573655447
Precip in3.73.52.71.30.80.20.00.00.10.91.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/342492537

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