Gun Platform No. 1
Gun Platform No. 1 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is USS S-36, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The two larger mounts are 5-inch 51 calibre guns which were found on older battleships. This gun was designed to engage surface craft, especially swift torpedo boats that were too fast to be tracked and destroyed by a battleship’s large main guns....
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- USS S-36: 0.0 mi
- Ingram Plaza: 0.0 mi
- USS Shark: 0.0 mi
- USS Sealion: 0.0 mi
- USS S-27: 0.0 mi
- Ingram Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Station NTC Park: 0.1 mi
- Fieldstone Legacy Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Station South Promenade: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Station North Promenade: 0.2 mi
- Visions Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Americans Museum: 0.1 mi
- Women's Museum of California: 0.2 mi
- USS Recruit: 0.6 mi
- MCRD San Diego Command Museum: 1.1 mi
- Guillermo: 0.4 mi
- Paths Woven: 0.5 mi
- Water and Sun: 0.5 mi
- St. Mary: 0.6 mi
- Sea Rhythms: 0.6 mi
- Emperor: 2.0 mi
- Journey to Atlantis: 2.0 mi
- Wild Arctic: 2.0 mi
- Electric Eel: 2.1 mi
- Wild Arctic Exhibit & Arctic Rescue Rollercoaster: 2.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 1.4 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 1.8 mi
- Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden: 2.8 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 3.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 3.2 mi
- Marston Point: 3.2 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 7.5 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 11.5 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 0.6 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 1.7 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 1.8 mi
- Kellogg's Beach: 2.3 mi
- Breakers Beach: 3.4 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 8.0 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 8.9 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- Swordfish Point: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Dog Spring: 11.4 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 14.1 mi
- La Honda Spring: 19.1 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 22.9 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 24.2 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 8.7 mi
- Adobe Falls: 8.8 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gun Platform No. 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,067 m | 23.5 mi |
| Silverdome II | ENE 60° | 970.36 m | 24.8 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NE 37° | 878 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 87° | 840 m | 23.6 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 40° | 824 m | 23.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 43° | 818 m | 22.0 mi |
| Ramona Overlook Peak | NE 41° | 802 m | 23.0 mi |
| Middle Summit | NE 41° | 790 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10933981935
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