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Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Zaca Peak stands 1,312 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is River Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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Inscription
Vietnam Vetrans Lompoc Valley For the preservation of that honor by which they served our nation in time of war... That those sacrifices, made in good faith, shall never be forgotten. God's rest to these who fell.
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Coordinates34.65726, -120.43660
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 1.0 mi
  • J.M. Park: 1.3 mi
  • Barkin Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 26
  • La Tinta Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Sudden Peak: 7.3 mi
  • Burton Mesa: 8.1 mi
  • Oak Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Tranquillon Mountain: 8.7 mi
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 10
  • Lakeside Terrace: 16.9 mi
  • Area 3: 17.0 mi
  • Area 1: 17.0 mi
  • Area 9: 17.0 mi
  • Area 7: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 9
  • Sulphur Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Las Animas Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 8
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 6
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 17.5 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 20.4 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 20.5 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 20.7 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lompoc Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zaca PeakENE 72°1,312 m24.6 mi
Grass MountainENE 72°1,123 m23.6 mi
Lookout MountainENE 68°1,044 m22.6 mi
Tepusquet PeakNE 39°982 m22.5 mi
Los Coches MountainNNE 24°919 m24.7 mi
Bone MountainNE 50°854 m22.4 mi
Bald MountainESE 114°796 m21.5 mi
Gaviota PeakSE 128°747 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4119:14
June solstice05:5019:4120:19
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:0616:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586062646565635853
Precip in3.33.72.80.90.30.10.00.00.00.71.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lompoc, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1496335924

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