Escalon First Fire Station Monument
Escalon First Fire Station Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Copperopolis Mountain stands 542 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Caboose train monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Dates from 1957-03-12.
Wikidata Q3057873, matched on coordinates and name (367 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Site of Escalon's first fire station built in 1930.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Main Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Swanson Park: 0.4 mi
- Latta Park: 0.4 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Hogan Park: 0.7 mi
- Caboose train monument: 0.0 mi
- Langworth Town Site: 5.9 mi
- War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Modesto Police Fallen Officer Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Cesar Chavez Monument: 11.2 mi
- Black Hill: 15.9 mi
- Hog Hill: 16.8 mi
- Quail Hill: 17.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Shirley Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Escalon Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Horseless Carriage Garage: 0.1 mi
- Riverbank Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Clarence Smit Museum: 7.6 mi
- Oakdale Museum & History Center: 8.0 mi
- The Julio and Aileen Gallo Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- Garden Clock: 10.6 mi
- Hughson Arboretum & Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Turlock Community Gardens: 19.6 mi
- University Park World Peace Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Paperboy Statue: 10.5 mi
- California Poppies: 10.7 mi
- Modesto Arch: 10.8 mi
- Tillie Lewis Arch: 11.2 mi
- Within-Without: 20.0 mi
- Knights Ferry Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Stockton: 19.6 mi
- Christmas Tree Lane: 21.2 mi
- Omega Cellars: 23.7 mi
- Tracy Holiday Light Show: 24.2 mi
- Churchs Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hicks Spring: 22.4 mi
- Turners Spring: 23.3 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 24.4 mi
- Tuolumne City: 15.2 mi
- San Joaquin City: 17.0 mi
- Davis's Ferry: 22.5 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Enoch Christoffersen Rest Area - Northbound: 24.5 mi
- Enoch Christoffersen Rest Area - Southbound: 24.6 mi
- Dos Rios State Park: 16.2 mi
- Dos Reis County Park: 17.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 23.5 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 8.4 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 16.0 mi
- Mallard Group Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Escalon First Fire Station Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copperopolis Mountain | NE 55° | 542 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flowers Mountain | ENE 64° | 477 m | 19.3 mi |
| Boucher Mountain | NE 53° | 471 m | 18.8 mi |
| Abbotts Peak | ENE 58° | 471 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lightner Peak | ENE 65° | 471 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rushing Mountain | E 84° | 460 m | 23.3 mi |
| Shirley Mountain | ENE 60° | 406 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hog Hill | ENE 59° | 395 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:08 | 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 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Modesto AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5546301751
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