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USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque

USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque from directly overhead

USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Floe/Packer Mini Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1982
Inscription
THIS BUILDING / DEDICATED TO / PUBLIC SERVICE // 1982 // RONALD REAGAN / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES // WILLIAM F. BOLGER / POSTMASTER GENERAL
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.62170, -117.70237
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Floe/Packer Mini Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cavanaugh Park: 0.5 mi
  • El Toro Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • The Pacific Promise: 3.0 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 3.2 mi
  • Folded Circle Three Rings: 3.3 mi
  • Orc Statue: 4.5 mi
  • Marie Curie: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 39
Gardens: 37
  • Garden Center 1: 1.7 mi
  • Niguel Botanical Preserve: 6.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 8.2 mi
Springs: 32
Beaches: 20
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Goat Shed Point: 8.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 8.1 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 12.1 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 9.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE1,734 m11.5 mi
Modjeska PeakNE1,675 m11.3 mi
Trabuco PeakENE1,401 m14.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE1,373 m13.6 mi
Horsethief PeakENE1,315 m14.7 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE1,211 m13.3 mi
Bald PeakNE1,197 m13.3 mi
Bedford PeakNE1,161 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760626669737574696256
Precip in3.13.42.10.80.30.10.00.00.20.71.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tustin Irvine RCH, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11301109257

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