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May 1970 Peace Memorial

May 1970 Peace Memorial from directly overhead

May 1970 Peace Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is An Enduring Spell, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
“For George Winne, Jr., the student activists of May 1970, and all those who continue the struggle for a peaceful world.”
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.87457, -117.24087
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 60
Gardens: 60
  • UCHS Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.7 mi
  • East Ocean Air Greenbelt: 3.0 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 7.0 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Parks
Historic sites: 59
Nature reserves: 28
Beaches: 28
Cliffs: 19
  • Del Mar Bluff: 5.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 9.7 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 10.4 mi
  • Thumb: 11.5 mi
  • The Underworld: 11.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 17.3 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 11.9 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of May 1970 Peace Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainENE878 m18.2 mi
North Iron MountainENE824 m18.2 mi
Iron MountainENE818 m17.8 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE802 m18.5 mi
Middle SummitENE790 m18.3 mi
San Miguel MountainSE782 m21.5 mi
Mount EllieENE744 m17.9 mi
Wildwood MountainENE725 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575859616468727472686256
Precip in2.32.71.60.80.30.10.10.00.10.60.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Miramar NAS, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13469491261

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