Veterans Monument
Veterans Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -14 m. Superstition Mountain stands 217 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucklin Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Freedom is not Free
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bucklin Park: 0.1 mi
- Desert Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
- Farmers: 0.8 mi
- Debbie Pitman Park: 1.1 mi
- Debbie J Pittman Park: 1.1 mi
- Historical Watering Trough: 0.9 mi
- Where the Old Barbara Worth Hotel Stood: 0.9 mi
- Milton Leeper: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Yuha Well: 6.3 mi
- He is Risen: 0.7 mi
- Forjador de Ilusiones: 9.1 mi
- Monumento a Alvaro Obregón: 9.7 mi
- geoglyph: 20.0 mi
- Yuha Geoglyph: 20.3 mi
- Pioneers Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museo Wok: 9.1 mi
- Museo del Agua CESPM: 9.2 mi
- ICC museo UABC: 10.0 mi
- Sunrise Butte: 18.3 mi
- Superstition Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Deer Peak: 20.5 mi
- East Mesa: 23.7 mi
- California Midwinter Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
- Crucifixion thorn: 20.6 mi
- Holtville Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
- Five Palms: 20.0 mi
- Jamie Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Unit 1: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superstition Mountain | NW 308° | 217 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sunrise Butte | WSW 246° | 118 m | 18.3 mi |
| Deer Peak | ENE 66° | 37 m | 20.5 mi |
| East Mesa | NE 36° | 27 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Centro 2 SSW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5683474448
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