João Rodrigues Cabrilho 1542
João Rodrigues Cabrilho 1542 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is In Homage to the Spanish Expedition, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- To the Portuguese Navigator João-Rodrigues Cabrilho A tribute from the Portuguese Navy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: 0.0 mi
- Pacific Spirit: 2.4 mi
- The Girl in Red Shoes: 2.4 mi
- "Tunaman's Memorial": 2.6 mi
- "Bubble Bath": 2.6 mi
- Point Loma Ecological Reserve: 0.1 mi
- Smuggler's Cove Park: 0.8 mi
- Bennington Monument: 1.1 mi
- Yokohama Friendship Bell;横浜友好の鐘: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 2.5 mi
- The Coast Defenses of Point Loma: 0.2 mi
- Mistletoe: 4.6 mi
- Californian: 4.9 mi
- San Salvador: 5.0 mi
- Star of India: 5.0 mi
- Portuguese Historical Center: 3.3 mi
- Coronado Historical Association: 3.5 mi
- Ice House Museum: 3.6 mi
- USS Recruit: 4.0 mi
- USS Midway Museum: 4.6 mi
- In Homage to the Spanish Expedition: 0.0 mi
- Old Point Loma Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- The Heart and Soul of Lighthouses: 0.2 mi
- Point Loma: 0.3 mi
- Yokohama Friendship Bell: 2.4 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 2.8 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 5.1 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 5.4 mi
- Victory Garden: 5.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 6.2 mi
- Marston Point: 6.0 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 10.7 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Spooners Mesa: 12.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 14.4 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 0.8 mi
- Breakers Beach: 1.9 mi
- Kellogg's Beach: 2.5 mi
- North Beach: 2.8 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 2.9 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Point Loma: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Swordfish Point: 3.7 mi
- Middle Earth: 15.1 mi
- Limbo - Deviation: 15.1 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 12.2 mi
- Adobe Falls: 12.2 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Dog Spring: 15.2 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 16.0 mi
- La Honda Spring: 20.8 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of João Rodrigues Cabrilho 1542. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,067 m | 23.6 mi |
| San Miguel Mountain | E 85° | 782 m | 17.7 mi |
| McGinty Mountain | ENE 79° | 701 m | 23.8 mi |
| White Cross Peak | ESE 110° | 539 m | 23.2 mi |
| Goat Peak | NE 38° | 514 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cowles Mountain | NE 51° | 485 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 18° | 475 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mother Miguel Mountain | E 87° | 461 m | 16.0 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 | 18:15 | 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 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N IS NAS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10969080523
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 11 mi
- La Mesa · 14 mi
- El Cajon · 18 mi
- Poway · 23 mi
- Encinitas · 26 mi
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