Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers
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Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
The Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a monument on an elevated plaza at the LAPD headquarters on 100 West 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. The memorial was funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, who raised the $750,000 through private donations. The original tribute to fallen officers that was located at the previous headquarters at Parker Center was destroyed in the process of transport when moved to make room for a new jail.
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Wikidata Q6682299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby: 0.1 mi
- Evolution of Printing: 0.1 mi
- In the Eye of The Storm: 0.2 mi
- Evolution of Los Angeles: 0.2 mi
- Wishing Bells/To Protect & To Serve: 0.2 mi
- Los Angeles City Hall Park: 0.1 mi
- Biddy Mason Park: 0.3 mi
- Gloria Molina Grand Park: 0.3 mi
- Angels Knoll Park: 0.4 mi
- Spring Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Union Center for the Arts: 0.3 mi
- Go For Broke National Education Center: 0.3 mi
- Dataland: 0.3 mi
- The Geffen Contemporary: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.4 mi
- Maltman peak: 3.2 mi
- Flat Point Park: 3.2 mi
- Silverlake peak: 3.2 mi
- Micheltorena peak: 3.4 mi
- Ronda Vista: 3.9 mi
- Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument: 0.1 mi
- Onizuka Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Sakura Grove: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Triforium: 0.2 mi
- Flag Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fredric Roberts Garden: 0.4 mi
- Blue Ribbon Garden: 0.4 mi
- California Friendly® Demonstration Garden: 0.5 mi
- South Park Commons: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.2 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.5 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 5.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Park Center: 6.1 mi
- James Irvine Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
- Angels Flight: 0.3 mi
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument: 0.5 mi
- Spring Arcade Building: 0.5 mi
- Spanish Steps: 0.6 mi
- Elysian Park: 2.1 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 3.5 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 3.7 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 3.8 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Millard Falls: 13.0 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 13.0 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 13.0 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 12.3 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.4 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 17.0 mi
- Fascination Spring: 17.2 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 18.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 13.1 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 14.3 mi
- Palisades Beach: 15.5 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 17.5 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 17.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.1 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 23.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
- Spa Palace: 1.5 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 32° | 1,878 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 31° | 1,819 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NNE 28° | 1,807 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNE 28° | 1,767 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 33° | 1,746 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 41° | 1,737 m | 15.9 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 36° | 1,736 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NNE 32° | 1,699 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 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 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/196605606
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles · 0 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 0 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 3 mi
- Huntington Park · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/South · 5 mi
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