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Len Turner Memorial Vista Point

Len Turner Memorial Vista Point from directly overhead

Len Turner Memorial Vista Point is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Black Mountain stands 849 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterdog Lake Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
LEN TURNER / 1922 – 1976 / MEMORIAL VISTA POINT / PROJECT SUPERINTENDANT WHO DIRECTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF UPPER RALSTON AVENUE AND MOVED THE EARTH FOR MUCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT SEEN UPON THE SURROUNDING HILLSIDES.
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Coordinates37.51136, -122.32223
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Timberland Park: 0.8 mi
  • Phoenix Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Hallmark Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cipriani Park and Dog Exercise Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 2.9 mi
  • Kite Surfing Windsock: 4.8 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Public Bocce Court: 5.4 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 8.6 mi
Museums
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 16
  • Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 15.3 mi
  • Peter's Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Butano Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Butano Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Gerow's Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
  • Aramai Point: 11.8 mi
  • Chab: 18.5 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 21.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 23.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Len Turner Memorial Vista Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSE 144°849 m16.5 mi
Borel HillSSE 153°766 m14.8 mi
Morena SierraS 174°731 m7.0 mi
Allen LookoutS 170°708 m8.7 mi
Skeggs PointS 173°703 m7.0 mi
Langley HillSSE 159°677 m13.3 mi
Mount MelvilleSSE 155°672 m13.3 mi
Mindego HillSSE 160°653 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586266696967625449
Precip in3.83.63.01.10.50.20.00.00.10.91.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood City, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1319575686

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