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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

Coordinates37.94327, -122.06077

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Gardens: 56
Historic sites: 56
Beaches: 22
Springs: 16
  • 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
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 10.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Soldiers' Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloESE1,173 m9.1 mi
Devil's PulpitESE1,110 m9.2 mi
North PeakESE1,084 m9.4 mi
Ransom PointESE1,037 m8.9 mi
Mount OlympiaESE898 m9.1 mi
Eagle PeakESE722 m7.3 mi
Rock 2S617 m8.9 mi
Vollmer PeakWSW581 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457616671737472665650
Precip in3.53.62.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.71.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358770600

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