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Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial

Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Messenger Peak stands 1,833 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Veterans' Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Vietnam: 1959-1975: To our fallen: Sleep the fitful sleep of a painless grave, where time stands still. We remember you as you were then- young, brave, the best this nation could muster. We remember you as you were then- alive. And we shall never forget.
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Coordinates34.28519, -118.44075

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Senator Tom Carrell Memorial Court: 0.1 mi
  • El Paseo de San Fernando: 0.2 mi
  • Casa de López: 0.3 mi
  • Layne Park: 0.3 mi
  • César Estrada Chávez Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 59
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
Attractions
  • Convento: 1.5 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 4.2 mi
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 6.1 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 6.1 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Wagon Tracks: 8.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 8.1 mi
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 11.2 mi
  • Wildwood Picnic: 11.4 mi
Springs: 35
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Waterfalls: 20
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 6.2 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.4 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messenger PeakENE1,833 m15.3 mi
Iron MountainENE1,718 m12.8 mi
Condor PeakENE1,658 m12.9 mi
Mount LukensE1,547 m11.6 mi
Condor PointENE1,538 m12.1 mi
Fox MountainE1,534 m13.9 mi
Mount McKinleyENE1,497 m10.7 mi
Magic MountainNE1,477 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9861302657

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