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First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights

First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights from directly overhead

First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Seascape Uplands Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2005-03-19
Material
bronze
Inscription
…One hundred years ago, in the skies above this monument, three soaring flights were made on March 16th, 17th, and 20th, by an aeroplane-glider flown by Aeronaut… Daniel John Maloney, which had been designed and built by Professor John J. Montgomery…
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.94734, -121.86723

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Seascape Park: 0.4 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.7 mi
  • Trestle at Hidden Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Place De Mer Park: 1.4 mi
  • Hidden Beach Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Compass: 0.9 mi
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 4.3 mi
  • Windfalls: 4.6 mi
  • Old Tree: 5.7 mi
  • Totem Pole: 5.8 mi
Attractions
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 2.9 mi
  • S. S. Palo Alto: 3.0 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 5.0 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 5.0 mi
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Special Events Ramada: 4.3 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 58
Museums: 51
Gardens: 42
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 2.9 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 6.7 mi
  • afe native plant garden: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Fairy Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Maple Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Basin Falls: 9.9 mi
Springs: 15
  • Olive Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Badger Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 9.6 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Capitola Bluffs: 4.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 9.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 9.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 10.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaN 6°1,154 m11.4 mi
Crystal PeakN 9°1,097 m11.6 mi
Mount UmunhumN 353°1,063 m14.8 mi
Mount ThayerN 349°1,061 m15.2 mi
Mount ChualN 9°1,046 m12.0 mi
El SombrosoN 352°917 m16.2 mi
Ralph's MountainNNW 345°828 m14.7 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainN 4°806 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4919:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7400372841

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