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Medal of Honor Memorial

Medal of Honor Memorial from directly overhead

Medal of Honor Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 472 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is United States of America - Department of the Army, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity at the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty ...

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Coordinates33.87756, -117.27147
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Firebase Romeo Charlie: 0.4 mi
  • Heritage Courtyard: 0.5 mi
  • Smith and Schaffer Memorial Baseball Field: 1.7 mi
  • Thundersky Park: 2.1 mi
  • War Dog Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 0.5 mi
  • North American F-100C Super Sabre: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Perris Fairgrounds: 4.4 mi
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 7.0 mi
  • Perris Valley Thermometer: 7.6 mi
Peaks
  • Teri's Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Coney Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Three Sisters: 5.1 mi
  • Pettit Hill: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • United States of America - Department of the Army: 0.0 mi
  • Department of the Navy - United States Marine Corps: 0.0 mi
  • United States of America - Department of the Navy: 0.0 mi
  • United States of America - Department of the Air Force: 0.0 mi
  • United States Coast Guard: 0.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Environmental Learning Center: 3.5 mi
  • Nature Corner: 5.4 mi
  • Australia: 6.8 mi
  • California Sierra Foothills: 6.8 mi
  • Bee Garden: 6.9 mi
Museums: 53
Artworks
  • Halloween House: 2.7 mi
  • Big 'C': 6.7 mi
  • Things Change: 7.6 mi
  • 3 Piece Pile: 7.7 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 24
  • Hidden Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Harford Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Console Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Lion Spring: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Medal of Honor Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSW1,734 m19.0 mi
Modjeska PeakSW1,675 m19.1 mi
Morton PeakNE1,406 m20.4 mi
Trabuco PeakSW1,401 m16.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakSW1,373 m18.7 mi
Cherry Valley PeakENE1,323 m18.1 mi
Horsethief PeakSW1,315 m17.0 mi
Cram PeakNE1,269 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2720:04
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5116:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525256596571787875665751
Precip in2.02.41.50.80.30.10.10.40.20.50.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — March AFB, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/114800255

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