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MV Aurora

MV Aurora from directly overhead

MV Aurora is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. North Peak stands 1,084 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandeville Tip County Park, a park 2.1 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This is a project to restore the 1955 built vintage cruise ship MV Aurora (initially named Wappen von Hamburg).

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05754, -121.50044

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mandeville Tip County Park: 2.1 mi
  • South Spud Island Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
  • Iloilo Sister Park: 6.1 mi
  • Synthesis Park: 6.5 mi
  • Michael Faklis Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 17
Gardens: 14
Artworks: 10
  • The Fisherman: 20.9 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 20.9 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 20.9 mi
  • The Steelworker: 20.9 mi
  • "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Rose Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Kreiger Peak: 22.3 mi
  • Red Leg Peak: 22.4 mi
  • Brushy Peak: 22.9 mi
  • Kirby Hill: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: 3.5 mi
  • Stockton: 13.5 mi
  • Skydive Lodi Parachute Center: 16.2 mi
  • Omega Cellars: 17.8 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mallard Group Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Laflin Park Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Playpen: 15.5 mi
  • Kite beach: 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Sycamore Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of MV Aurora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakWSW 243°1,084 m24.6 mi
Mount OlympiaWSW 244°898 m24.4 mi
Red Leg PeakSW 231°652 m22.4 mi
Windy PointSW 235°632 m24.9 mi
Brushy PeakSSW 209°514 m22.9 mi
Rose HillWSW 252°459 m21.5 mi
Mulligan HillWSW 258°426 m24.2 mi
Kirby HillWNW 289°105 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4419:5320:33
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1916:0916:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358626974787775665649
Precip in3.63.12.41.40.60.10.00.00.11.01.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton Fire STN 4, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/505157942

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