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Onizuka Memorial

Onizuka Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Knot, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.0 miles off.

Space Shuttle/ Ellison Onizuka

The story

Memorial in Los Angeles, United States.

Dates from 1990-10-19.

Wikidata Q136677809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05006, -118.24194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 3.2 mi
  • Maltman peak: 3.3 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 3.4 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 3.5 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 46
  • Cedar Grove: 5.4 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.6 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.7 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Park Center: 6.3 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 27
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 17
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.6 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Onizuka Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE1,878 m15.7 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE1,819 m15.7 mi
Mount LawlorNNE1,807 m17.2 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE1,767 m15.6 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE1,746 m15.3 mi
Mount WilsonNE1,737 m15.8 mi
Occidental PeakNE1,736 m15.7 mi
Mount LoweNNE1,699 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2323432630

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