Soldiers' Memorial Monument

Soldiers' Memorial Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier's Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49524734, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldier's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Pleasant HIll Park: 0.5 mi
- Len Hester Park: 0.5 mi
- Pleasant Oaks Park: 0.6 mi
- Fox Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Vulture: 1.6 mi
- Hurricane Harbor: 2.2 mi
- US Army helicopter: 3.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.5 mi
- Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 3.5 mi
- Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 1.6 mi
- Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society: 1.6 mi
- Concord Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Galindo House and Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Shadelands Ranch Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Dinosaur Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cardiac Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rearing Horse Hill: 2.5 mi
- Twilight Hill: 2.5 mi
- Two Oaks Hill: 2.6 mi
- Horticulture (OH): 1.8 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 1.9 mi
- Communuity Garden: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Ridgeview Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Acalanes Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Shell Ridge Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Mount Diablo Gateway: 4.4 mi
- Olympic Blvd. Staging Area: 4.4 mi
- John Muir Statue & Fountain: 2.4 mi
- John Muir: 4.2 mi
- Louie Strentzel Muir: 4.2 mi
- Strentzel: 4.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Storyvanes: 2.5 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Small): 3.5 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 3.6 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 3.6 mi
- United States Peace Corps Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Poplar Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Sycamore Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Acorn Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 10.9 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 11.4 mi
- Albany Beach: 14.4 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 5.5 mi
- Soto Springs: 6.1 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 6.1 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 7.1 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 7.2 mi
- Acelanus: 8.8 mi
- Ambrose: 8.8 mi
- Nortonville: 9.9 mi
- Somersville: 10.8 mi
- Eckley: 10.9 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 6.7 mi
- Turtle Rock: 8.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 10.2 mi
- Chab: 15.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 17.4 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 5.1 mi
- Tehan Falls: 19.8 mi
- Green Valley Falls: 24.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 24.7 mi
- Quarters A: 18.9 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
- Rest Stop: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Soldiers' Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | ESE 118° | 1,173 m | 9.1 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | ESE 118° | 1,110 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Peak | ESE 112° | 1,084 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ransom Point | ESE 117° | 1,037 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Olympia | ESE 109° | 898 m | 9.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ESE 113° | 722 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rock 2 | S 180° | 617 m | 8.9 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | WSW 245° | 581 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Wwtp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358770600
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