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John F. Kennedy Memorial

John F. Kennedy Memorial from directly overhead

John F. Kennedy Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Campanile Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

Commemorative Plaque honoring Commencement address of President John F. Kennedy at San Diego State University on June 6, 1963. He received the first Honorary Doctorate from the CSU system from Gov. Brown. Rode in the same car that he was killed in Dallas.

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What the record says

Inscription
Commemorative Plaque honoring Commencement address of President John F. Kennedy at San Diego State University on June 6, 1963. He received the first Honorary Doctorate from the CSU system from Gov. Brown. Rode in the same car that he was killed in Dallas.
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Coordinates32.77495, -117.07454
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Campanile Park: 0.1 mi
  • Faculty Staff Club outside patio.: 0.2 mi
  • Mediterranean Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Van Niekerk Quad: 0.3 mi
  • SDSU Centennial Plaza: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 60
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks
  • Mariposa Lane: 4.5 mi
  • Ronald McDonald: 4.7 mi
  • Multiple: 4.7 mi
  • Rex's Roar: 5.1 mi
  • Il Occhiolino: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Middle Earth: 3.7 mi
  • Middle Earth: 3.7 mi
  • Middle Earth: 3.7 mi
  • Limbo - Deviation: 3.7 mi
  • Limbo: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 24
Springs: 15
  • Dog Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 6.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Adobe Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 20.7 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of John F. Kennedy Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakESE 106°1,139 m18.8 mi
El Cajon MountainENE 57°1,112 m17.7 mi
Otay MountainSE 133°1,067 m18.3 mi
El CapitanNE 55°1,026 m17.3 mi
Rock MountainNE 55°996 m18.8 mi
Silverdome IINE 54°970.36 m16.6 mi
Woodson MountainNNE 20°878 m17.2 mi
Sycuan PeakE 95°840 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4816:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759626467727473686156
Precip in2.32.61.60.80.30.10.10.00.20.50.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Montgomery FLD, 5 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6326044729

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