Montgomery Memorial

The Montgomery Memorial is a monument dedicated on May 21, 1950, to the pioneering aviation achievement of John J. Montgomery and his early glider flights in the 1880s in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Monument to glider flight in Otay, California,
  • Inscription: “He opened for all mankind the great highway fo the sky.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iris Avenue Transit Center and Montgomery High School.

Railway station
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is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the neighborhood of , California, United States. is situated 3,300 feet south of Montgomery Memorial.

School
is a four-year public high school in , California, United States. It opened in 1970 in the Otay Mesa neighborhood. The school serves more than 1,600 students. is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Montgomery Memorial.

Railway station
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is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in the neighborhood of . The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and providing access to the nearby commercial and residential areas. is situated 1 mile northwest of Montgomery Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palm City and South San Diego.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in the section of , California, United States. Its neighbors are to the south and east, and to the west, and Chula Vista to the north.

Suburb
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is a district within , and is in the larger region of southwestern . It is a practical exclave of San Diego, having no land connection with the rest of the city.

Quarter
is a residential neighborhood in the section of , California. It borders Interstate 805 to the east, Interstate 5 to the west, and California State Route 905 to the south.

Montgomery Memorial

Latitude
32.57864° or 32° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
-117.06873° or 117° 4′ 7″ west
Open location code
8544HWHJ+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8707089641
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q19877041
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Highlights include Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center and Montgomery County Park.

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