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SLC-10W Launch Shed

SLC-10W Launch Shed from directly overhead

SLC-10W Launch Shed is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Sudden Peak stands 643 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Space and Missile Heritage Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 23 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1958

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76360, -120.62457

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Radiosonde Launch Site: 3.1 mi
  • Cocheo Park: 4.9 mi
  • Ocean Beach Park: 5.3 mi
  • Falcon Park: 9.4 mi
  • Providence Landing Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Burton Mesa: 5.2 mi
  • Lions Head: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Lospe: 9.0 mi
  • Promontory: 11.1 mi
  • Wild Horse Peak: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Area 7: 14.1 mi
  • Area 6: 14.1 mi
  • Area 8: 14.1 mi
  • Area 4: 14.2 mi
  • Area 3: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Independence: 19.8 mi
  • Barbeque Flats: 21.3 mi
  • ATV Safety Training Area: 21.4 mi
  • Worm Valley: 21.4 mi
  • Bitter Creek Western Railroad: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Sulphur Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Las Animas Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Willow Spring: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Santa Maria Valley Sustainable Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Brighton Avenue Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of SLC-10W Launch Shed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sudden PeakSSE 153°643 m15.4 mi
Tranquillon MountainSSE 164°628 m13.0 mi
Oak MountainSSE 155°612 m16.2 mi
Redrock MountainESE 104°599 m20.9 mi
Huasna PeakNE 40°577 m24.5 mi
Boar PeakNE 38°563 m24.8 mi
La Tinta HillSSE 148°512 m14.9 mi
Mount LospeN 7°500 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:5019:4220:20
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0716:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586062646565635853
Precip in3.33.72.80.90.30.10.00.00.00.71.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lompoc, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 86003511OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/842676340

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