Lt. Jim Hart Memorial
Lt. Jim Hart Memorial is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 505 m. Newman Peak stands 1,368 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Station and Homestead, a historic site 4.9 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 26 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
- Inscription
- James L Hart 2nd LT. U.S.A.F. Instructor Pilot, Williams A.F.B. Ariz. Crashed at this site at 5:10PM March 21 1975. HE gave his life that his student might live
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
148 named places within 25 miles
- Kenilworth Sports Complex: 8.5 mi
- East Park: 9.2 mi
- San Carlos Park: 9.4 mi
- Highway Park: 9.5 mi
- West Park: 9.7 mi
- Treadway: 6.5 mi
- Picture Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Cat Hills: 10.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Newman Peak: 11.6 mi
- Stage Station and Homestead: 4.9 mi
- Complex A: 10.9 mi
- Complex B: 10.9 mi
- Ballcourt: 10.9 mi
- Poston's Butte: 11.7 mi
- Sally's gift Shop Flower Mural: 12.6 mi
- St Helen's Catholic Church Statue: 12.8 mi
- Eloy Chamber Of Commerce Mural: 12.8 mi
- Lady Of Guadalupe Shrine Nural: 12.8 mi
- Veterans Mural: 12.9 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center: 16.6 mi
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 17.5 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rock Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site: 23.8 mi
- Poston Butte Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park: 16.5 mi
- San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 22.9 mi
- Eloy Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Center Garden: 12.9 mi
- Casa Grande Art Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sacaton Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lt. Jim Hart Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Peak | S 180° | 1,368 m | 11.6 mi |
| Peak 4110 | NE 34° | 1,253 m | 24.8 mi |
| Coyote Peak | ESE 103° | 1,208 m | 19.6 mi |
| Peak 3957 | NNE 33° | 1,206 m | 24.9 mi |
| Grayback | NE 53° | 1,086 m | 21.9 mi |
| Picacho Peak | S 180° | 1,011 m | 17.4 mi |
| Ninetysix Hills | E 92° | 1,001 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | NNE 26° | 988 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 73 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eloy 4 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9049673918
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