Plaza de las Armas
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Plaza de las Armas is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is First Raising of US Flag in San Diego, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
San Diego Viejo Plaza (San Diego Old Plaza), also called Plaza de Las Armas (Plaza of the Cannon), Old Town Plaza, and Washington Square, is a historical site in San Diego, California. The San Diego Viejo Plaza site is California Historical Landmark No. 63, listed on December 5, 1932. The plaza (town square) was the center of the Pueblo de San Diego, founded in 1835 in Alta California.
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Wikidata Q123000211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- First Raising of US Flag in San Diego: 0.0 mi
- Fort Stockton: 0.2 mi
- Mormon Battalion Monument: 0.2 mi
- Fray Junipero Serra: 0.4 mi
- San Diego Presidio: 0.4 mi
- Old Town Square: 0.0 mi
- Iron Horse Yard: 0.1 mi
- Land of the First People: 0.1 mi
- Wallach & Goldman Square: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.4 mi
- Colorado House: 0.1 mi
- First San Diego Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- James McCoy House: 0.1 mi
- Threads of the Past: 0.1 mi
- Mason Street Schoolhouse: 0.1 mi
- El Charro: 0.3 mi
- St. Mary: 1.0 mi
- Water and Sun: 1.5 mi
- A Day In The Sun: 1.6 mi
- Sea Rhythms: 1.6 mi
- Emperor: 1.6 mi
- Wild Arctic Exhibit & Arctic Rescue Rollercoaster: 1.6 mi
- Wild Arctic: 1.6 mi
- Journey to Atlantis: 1.7 mi
- Penguin Encounter: 1.7 mi
- Marston Point: 3.0 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 6.7 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 10.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden: 1.3 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 2.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 2.8 mi
- Kate O. Sessions Cactus Garden: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Swordfish Point: 4.1 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 2.0 mi
- Crown Point Shores: 2.9 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 3.3 mi
- SDSU Beach: 3.8 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 6.8 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 7.3 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Dog Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 13.3 mi
- La Honda Spring: 18.3 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 21.3 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 23.8 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 7.5 mi
- Adobe Falls: 7.6 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.5 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Plaza de las Armas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,067 m | 23.3 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 62° | 1,026 m | 24.1 mi |
| Silverdome II | ENE 61° | 970.36 m | 23.4 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NE 37° | 878 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 90° | 840 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 40° | 824 m | 21.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 43° | 818 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ramona Overlook Peak | NE 42° | 802 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7907263229
Day trips start here
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