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Escalon First Fire Station Monument

Escalon First Fire Station Monument from directly overhead

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

Coordinates37.79475, -120.99314

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 18
Museums: 17
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Churchs Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Turners Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Finnegan Falls: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copperopolis MountainNE 55°542 m23.6 mi
Flowers MountainENE 64°477 m19.3 mi
Boucher MountainNE 53°471 m18.8 mi
Abbotts PeakENE 58°471 m23.8 mi
Lightner PeakENE 65°471 m24.4 mi
Rushing MountainE 84°460 m23.3 mi
Shirley MountainENE 60°406 m18.2 mi
Hog HillENE 59°395 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4319:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2819:02
December solstice07:1716:0816:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616875797874655547
Precip in2.62.21.81.00.70.20.00.00.10.51.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Modesto AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5546301751

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