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Pony Express Monument

Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in CaliforniaCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Steve Rouhotas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Steve Rouhotas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Steve Rouhotas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pony Express Monument, a historic site in California
Steve Rouhotas · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pony Express Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Carpenter Hill stands 253 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacramento History Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49544908, matched on coordinates and name (40 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.58325, -121.50393
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Walk Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crocker Park: 0.4 mi
  • St. Rose of Lima Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ali Youssefi Square: 0.4 mi
  • Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 50
Museums: 43
Attractions: 41
  • Sutter Health Park: 0.5 mi
  • The Little Engine That Could: 3.0 mi
  • Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 3.0 mi
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: 3.0 mi
  • Cinderella's Coach: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Transcontinental Railroad Mile Marker 0: 0.1 mi
  • Theodore Judah Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Stanley Mosk: 0.6 mi
  • California Peace Officers Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Bishop Alfonso Gallegos: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 11
  • Whisky Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 13.0 mi
  • Barney Mound: 14.5 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pooh Corner: 3.0 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 3.2 mi
  • Birthday Area 2: 3.2 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 3.2 mi
  • Group community site: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 17.5 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leete Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pony Express Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carpenter HillENE 78°253 m22.3 mi
Volcano HillENE 60°129 m19.1 mi
Thunder hillNE 42°129 m21.0 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 73°127.6 m17.4 mi
Telegraph HillNE 37°118 m21.6 mi
Monument HillWNW 289°48 m20.2 mi
Whisky HillSSE 152°10 m3.3 mi
Barney MoundNNW 344°10 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358836111

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