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"The Old School House" Memorial

"The Old School House" Memorial from directly overhead

"The Old School House" Memorial is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,338 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is T. John Labrum Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1951
Material
stone
Inscription
"The Old School House", [details]
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.63886, -111.94010

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • T. John Labrum Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sorensen Center Athletic Field: 0.7 mi
  • Colonial Estates Park: 0.9 mi
  • Winchester Park: 0.9 mi
  • Harvest Estates Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Saint Joseph the Worker: 1.5 mi
  • ATC Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Bruin Bear: 2.3 mi
  • Mastadon: 2.3 mi
  • Four Dancing Figures: 2.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 2.7 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 4.0 mi
  • Site 1: 9.0 mi
  • Site 2: 9.1 mi
  • Dogwood Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Attractions
  • Crazy Corn Maze: 4.1 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 4.4 mi
  • Aquarium Fin/Wave: 7.8 mi
  • EECO Voyager: 7.8 mi
  • Fear Factory: 7.9 mi
Peaks
  • Flatiron Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Knolls: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Olympus (north): 8.9 mi
  • Mount Olympus: 8.9 mi
  • Hounds Tooth: 9.4 mi
Springs
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Tabitha Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 10.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Ghost Falls: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 3.3 mi
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 5.1 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
  • South Jordan City Southeast Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 11.6 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 11.8 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of "The Old School House" Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)ESE 105°3,453.4 m11.9 mi
Twin Peaks (West)ESE 105°3,452.8 m11.8 mi
Sunrise PeakESE 105°3,436.6 m12.5 mi
North Thunder MountainESE 121°3,400 m12.8 mi
South Thunder MountainSE 124°3,400 m13.0 mi
Dromedary PeakESE 104°3,385.4 m12.7 mi
Lone PeakSE 129°3,376 m12.4 mi
Chipman PeakSE 125°3,339 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2117:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303644505970797768544031
Precip in2.22.32.73.32.81.40.60.91.62.12.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood Weir, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9106168643

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