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Korea

Korea from directly overhead

Korea is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Korea 1950 - 1853
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.26470, -118.52317

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Northridge Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rinaldi Park: 1.1 mi
  • Oakridge Estate Park: 1.1 mi
  • Zelzah Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 1.8 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 2.3 mi
  • Convento: 3.5 mi
  • Munch Box: 4.4 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 6.1 mi
Gardens
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Celebrating the Filming of E.T. on White Oak in 1981: 0.2 mi
  • Centennial Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Matador Statue: 1.7 mi
  • Epicenter (not): 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
Picnic sites: 50
  • Redwood Grove: 6.6 mi
  • shady grass: 7.6 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 7.7 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 7.7 mi
  • Johnson Park: 9.3 mi
Springs: 29
Waterfalls: 20
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 7.8 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 2.1 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 19.1 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 15.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Korea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensE1,547 m16.2 mi
Mount McKinleyENE1,497 m15.6 mi
Magic MountainNE1,477 m13.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE1,413 m13.3 mi
May PeakNE1,203 m8.1 mi
Oat MountainNW1,138 m6.3 mi
Contract PointNE1,108 m8.5 mi
The PinnacleENE1,094 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13575006350

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