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MCRD San Diego Command Museum

MCRD San Diego Command Museum, a museum in California
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MCRD San Diego Command Museum, a museum in California
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MCRD San Diego Command Museum, a museum in California
Dave's98JeepTJ · CC BY-SA 3.0

MCRD San Diego Command Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Coleman Lawn, a park 0.2 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Orginally a barracks and mess hall

About

The story

The MCRD San Diego Command Museum is a museum in Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California. It exhibits historical items relating to the United States Marine Corps. It opened on November 10, 1987, and was officially designated as a command museum on January 8, 1993. It is located in Day Hall, Building 26.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1987-11-10.

Wikidata Q6714981, matched on coordinates and name (345 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1939
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Coordinates32.74280, -117.19455
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 59
  • Marston Point: 2.4 mi
  • La Jolla Mesa: 6.9 mi
  • Soledad Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • South Fortuna Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Kwaay Paay Peak: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.8 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.0 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Spanish Landing Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Shoreline Beach Park: 2.6 mi
  • Bessemer Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Kellogg's Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Crown Point Shores: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 6
  • Dog Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.0 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.5 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 24.2 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of MCRD San Diego Command Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainENE 61°1,112 m24.8 mi
Otay MountainESE 117°1,067 m22.8 mi
El CapitanENE 60°1,026 m24.3 mi
Silverdome IIENE 59°970.36 m23.7 mi
Woodson MountainNE 35°878 m22.5 mi
Sycuan PeakE 88°840 m22.6 mi
North Iron MountainNE 38°824 m22.0 mi
Iron MountainNE 41°818 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 90001477OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/174506309

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