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Work Memorial Park

Work Memorial Park from directly overhead

Work Memorial Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Casanova Oak Knoll Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.2 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59462, -121.84700

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves: 60
  • Open space: 3.0 mi
  • Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Lovers Point - Julia Platt State Marine Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • Huckleberry Hill Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Ishxenta State Park: 4.4 mi
Museums: 30
Attractions: 25
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
  • Monterey Bay Sailing: 2.6 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 2.6 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 2.6 mi
  • Glass Bottom Boat: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 1.7 mi
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 2.2 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Pine Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pat Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Cahoon Spring: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Work Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 156°1,445 m19.2 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 167°1,344 m14.8 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 159°1,298 m17.1 mi
Little PinesSSE 158°1,266 m17.8 mi
Devils PeakSSE 167°1,261 m15.4 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 163°1,235 m16.1 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 162°1,233 m16.9 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 153°1,200 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535454555860626362605652
Precip in3.53.02.81.00.50.10.00.00.10.91.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, under a mile away.

  • Canada Goose339 obs
  • Mallard282 obs
  • Western Gull223 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay202 obs
  • Heermann's Gull197 obs
  • Seacliff Wild Buckwheat196 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard188 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle175 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43700972

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