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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 Picnic Area, a picnic 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

Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Artworks
Beaches: 60
Attractions
Gardens
  • 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
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
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 PeakNNW 338°784 m10.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 332°527 m10.5 mi
Bare KnollNW 323°478 m10.3 mi
Wooded KnollNW 322°465 m10.3 mi
Cardiac HillNW 326°413 m9.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 150°371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastN 3°338.6 m4.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW 349°317.297 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 5080 °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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