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Douglas DC-3 Monument

Douglas DC-3 Monument from directly overhead

Douglas DC-3 Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of Santa Monica, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01503, -118.44745

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Spirit of Santa Monica: 0.0 mi
  • Jeanne French's Car: 2.0 mi
  • Abbot Kinney Boulevard: 2.1 mi
  • Main Street: 2.2 mi
  • Historic end of Route 66: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 31
  • Common Grounds: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Side: 4.4 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 4.4 mi
  • Garden Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Central: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 22
Waterfalls: 21
  • Temescal Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 19.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 21.6 mi
Springs: 11
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Douglas DC-3 Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 35°951.6 m16.8 mi
Castro PeakWNW 284°855 m20.0 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 290°851 m12.7 mi
Tongva PeakNE 41°803 m16.6 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 326°692 m20.1 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 300°657 m13.5 mi
Temescal PeakNW 315°648 m8.6 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 284°625 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759606366697069666157
Precip in3.33.32.10.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1163783338

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