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USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River

USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River from directly overhead

USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Zuni Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.54513, -111.88870

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Bam Kazam: 0.6 mi
  • UFO Experience: 1.0 mi
  • Butterfly Wonderland: 1.0 mi
  • Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 1.0 mi
  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Blue Star Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Barry Goldwater Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Crucifix: 5.1 mi
  • Tall Cross: 6.0 mi
  • Tree of Life: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 59
  • Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Putting Green: 2.1 mi
  • Scottsdale Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • South Scottsdale Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • The Potted Plant Inc.: 6.2 mi
Museums: 44
Picnic sites: 34
  • Elliot Ramada: 6.8 mi
  • Yavapai Area 10: 10.5 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 10.6 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 10.6 mi
  • Maricopa Area 3: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Springs: 20
  • Mountain Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Blue Mountain Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Sandstone Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 2
  • Illinois: 14.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 29°1,240 m10.6 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 27°1,230 m8.9 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 33°1,214 m8.1 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 25°1,196 m10.4 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 25°1,192 m8.8 mi
Troon MountainNNE 13°1,060 m12.1 mi
Brown's MountainN 9°991 m16.1 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 54°935 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555764717989939287756354
Precip in1.11.21.10.30.20.00.90.80.60.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1304200453

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