Charles Swanston Memorial
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- California Automobile Museum: 2.1 mi
- The California Museum: 2.4 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 2.5 mi
- California State Capitol Museum: 2.5 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Sacramento County WWI Veterans Memoral: 0.6 mi
- William Land Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Edmonds Field: 1.5 mi
- California Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- WPA Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
- Science Quad: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cactus Garden: 2.5 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 11.7 mi
- Toad Hollow: 12.2 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 14.3 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 16.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fremont Landing: 17.9 mi
- Mokelumne City: 20.1 mi
- Buckeye: 23.2 mi
- Mormon Island: 23.7 mi
- Liberty: 23.7 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 18.5 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 18.7 mi
- Laurel Beach: 18.9 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 24.5 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 19.1 mi
- Shark Tank: 22.8 mi
- Leete Falls: 20.3 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 23.4 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 22.5 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 10.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 71° | 253 m | 23.0 mi |
| Volcano Hill | NE 52° | 129 m | 20.7 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 37° | 129 m | 23.3 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 64° | 128 m | 18.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 32° | 118 m | 24.0 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 297° | 48 m | 21.4 mi |
| Whisky Hill | E 88° | 10 m | 1.5 mi |
| Barney Mound | NNW 347° | 10 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/342492537
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 20 mi
- Rocklin · 23 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 25 mi
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