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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: 60
  • 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
Museums
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
Historic sites: 59
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: 58
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
Springs
  • Beaver Ponds Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Tabitha Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Granite Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Avery Hot Springs: 9.5 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
Natural arches: 3
  • Storm Window Arch: 11.6 mi
  • Industrial Arch: 11.8 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 3
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)ESE3,453 m11.9 mi
Twin Peaks (West)ESE3,453 m11.8 mi
Sunrise PeakESE3,437 m12.5 mi
North Thunder MountainESE3,400 m12.8 mi
South Thunder MountainSE3,400 m13.0 mi
Dromedary PeakESE3,385 m12.7 mi
Lone PeakSE3,376 m12.4 mi
Chipman PeakSE3,339 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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