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Oceano WW2 Memorial

Oceano WW2 Memorial from directly overhead

Oceano WW2 Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Pine Ridge Summit stands 981 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oceano Depot, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 runs past it.

About

The story

census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California

Wikidata Q1826669, matched on coordinates and name (519 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF OUR BOYS FROM OCEANO CALIFORNIA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.10196, -120.61705

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. Rudolf W. Gerber Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Oceano Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Golden West Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hero Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • weedsfield: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Nipomo Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Picacho: 4.3 mi
  • Nipomo Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Indian Knob: 7.0 mi
Museums: 29
  • Oceano Depot: 0.0 mi
  • Santa Manuela School Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Santa Manuela Schoolhouse: 2.7 mi
  • The Barn Museum: 2.7 mi
  • South County Historical Society: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 18
  • ATV Open Area: 1.6 mi
  • Moymell , off road vehicle recreation area: 1.6 mi
  • Banana Cabana: 1.7 mi
  • Open recreation area for off road vehicles, called open Area: 1.7 mi
  • Moy Mel: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willow Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Rockrose: 7.7 mi
  • Meadow View: 7.8 mi
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Oceano Dunes: 0.8 mi
  • Pismo Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 7.5 mi
  • Avila Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
  • Pismo Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge: 6.6 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 9.7 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 12.4 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 12
Springs: 11
  • Sulphur Pot: 13.8 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 15.4 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 15.4 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 16.9 mi
  • McLain Spring: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Little Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Little Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Big Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Islay Falls: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Oceano WW2 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Ridge SummitENE 69°981 m20.3 mi
Hi MountainNE 45°969 m15.4 mi
Los Coches MountainESE 112°919 m21.9 mi
Lopez MountainN 9°869 m14.0 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroNE 43°865 m15.6 mi
Bald MountainNE 34°855 m11.5 mi
Gay MountainNNE 13°850 m13.3 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 346°836 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4320:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557596161626363635854
Precip in3.54.03.01.00.50.20.00.00.10.81.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pismo Beach, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6448698986

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