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San Fernando Mission

San Fernando Mission from directly overhead

San Fernando Mission is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fray Junípero Serra, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Catholic cemetery in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Dates from 1800.

Wikidata Q7413874, matched on coordinates and name (483 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
SAN FERNANDO MISSION FOUNDED IN 1797 BY FATHER FERMIN FRANCISCO LASUEN WE HONOR THOSE MEN OF FAITH, COURAGE AND VISION WHO GUIDED THE FOUNDING OF THIS MISSION AND ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE PRESERVED IT FOR POSTERITY. DEDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS OF THE
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Coordinates34.27387, -118.46189

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Memory Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Kinesthetics: 0.9 mi
  • Las Palmas Park: 1.1 mi
  • Casa de López: 1.2 mi
  • El Paseo de San Fernando: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
Attractions
  • Convento: 0.1 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 2.8 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 4.6 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 5.9 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Wagon Tracks: 8.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 8.0 mi
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 9.7 mi
  • shady grass: 10.5 mi
Springs: 32
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Waterfalls: 21
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 6.7 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 17.6 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of San Fernando Mission. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainENE1,718 m14.3 mi
Condor PeakENE1,658 m14.3 mi
Mount LukensE1,547 m12.7 mi
Condor PointENE1,538 m13.4 mi
Fox MountainE1,534 m15.3 mi
Mount McKinleyENE1,497 m12.1 mi
Magic MountainNE1,477 m10.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE1,413 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5248201218

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