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In Honor of Vietnam Veterans

In Honor of Vietnam Veterans from directly overhead

In Honor of Vietnam Veterans is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Livingston B, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

Eagle on pillar.

What the record says

Built
1997-11-11

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78288, -122.50384

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Beaches: 59
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.6 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.6 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Children's Garden: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Battery Livingston B: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Springer A: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Livingston A: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Springer B: 0.1 mi
  • Jeanne d’Arc: 0.3 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.9 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Temple: 21.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of In Honor of Vietnam Veterans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNNW784 m10.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW527 m10.5 mi
Bare KnollNW478 m10.3 mi
Wooded KnollNW465 m10.3 mi
Cardiac HillNW413 m9.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastN339 m4.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6617882730

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