Pony Express Monument
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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.
The story
Park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49544908, matched on coordinates and name (40 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Dr. Sun Yat Sen: 0.2 mi
- Lady Gaga: 0.4 mi
- A.J. Stevens: 0.6 mi
- Subtile: 0.6 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.7 mi
- Sacramento History Museum: 0.1 mi
- The California State Military Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum: 0.2 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 0.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cactus Garden: 1.0 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- New Era Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- International Garden of Many Colors: 2.1 mi
- Niños Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Toad Hollow: 12.4 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 14.3 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 14.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fremont Landing: 15.1 mi
- Mormon Island: 22.5 mi
- Buckeye: 22.9 mi
- Mokelumne City: 23.1 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 17.9 mi
- Shark Tank: 21.2 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 23.6 mi
- Leete Falls: 19.1 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 21.2 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 20.3 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 8.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 78° | 253 m | 22.3 mi |
| Volcano Hill | ENE 60° | 129 m | 19.1 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 42° | 129 m | 21.0 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 73° | 128 m | 17.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 37° | 118 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 289° | 48 m | 20.2 mi |
| Whisky Hill | SSE 152° | 10 m | 3.3 mi |
| Barney Mound | NNW 344° | 10 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358836111
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 19 mi
- Rocklin · 20 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 24 mi
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