USS Recruit
USS Recruit is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis Rose Point, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
training "landship", U.S. Navy naval Training Center San Diego
Wikidata Q5303529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1949
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Louis Rose Point: 0.4 mi
- USS Capelin: 0.5 mi
- USS Corvina: 0.5 mi
- USS Wahoo: 0.5 mi
- USS Cisco: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Station NTC Park: 0.5 mi
- America's Cup Harbor: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Station South Promenade: 0.6 mi
- Ingram Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Spanish Landing Park: 0.6 mi
- Guillermo: 0.6 mi
- Paths Woven: 0.6 mi
- In Search of Wilderness: 0.7 mi
- Sea Rhythms: 0.8 mi
- The Best Way Out is Always Through: 0.8 mi
- Visions Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- New Americans Museum: 0.7 mi
- Women's Museum of California: 0.8 mi
- Portuguese Historical Center: 0.9 mi
- MCRD San Diego Command Museum: 1.6 mi
- Californian: 2.4 mi
- San Salvador: 2.5 mi
- Emperor: 2.5 mi
- Journey to Atlantis: 2.5 mi
- Medea: 2.5 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 1.2 mi
- Victory Garden: 1.9 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 3.4 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 3.4 mi
- Marston Point: 3.4 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 7.3 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 8.0 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 12.0 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 0.4 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 1.2 mi
- Kellogg's Beach: 1.7 mi
- Breakers Beach: 2.9 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 8.5 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Swordfish Point: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- Dog Spring: 11.9 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 14.3 mi
- La Honda Spring: 19.3 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 23.4 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 24.2 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 9.2 mi
- Adobe Falls: 9.2 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Recruit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,067 m | 23.5 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NE 36° | 878 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 86° | 840 m | 23.9 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 39° | 824 m | 23.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 42° | 818 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ramona Overlook Peak | NE 41° | 802 m | 23.6 mi |
| Middle Summit | NE 41° | 790 m | 23.3 mi |
| San Miguel Mountain | E 98° | 782 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 00000426OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Building 178, reference 00000426, listed 07/05/01.
OpenStreetMap element way/288863217
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