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 Otay Mesa, San Diego.Photo: Ljmajer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Iris Avenue Transit Center
Railway station
Photo: Vrysxy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iris Avenue Transit Center is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. Iris Avenue Transit Center is situated 3,400 feet south of Montgomery Memorial.
Montgomery High School
School
Montgomery High School is a four-year public high school in San Diego, California, United States. It opened in 1970 in the Otay Mesa neighborhood. The school serves more than 1,600 students. Montgomery High School is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Montgomery Memorial.
Palm Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Vrysxy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palm Avenue station is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley located in the Palm City neighborhood of San Diego. 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. Palm Avenue station is situated 1 mile northwest of Montgomery Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palm City and Otay Mesa West.
Palm City
Quarter
Palm City is a neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego, California, United States. Its neighbors are Otay Mesa West to the south and east, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the west, and Chula Vista to the north.
Otay Mesa West
Quarter
Otay Mesa West is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego, California. It borders Interstate 805 to the east, Interstate 5 to the west, and California State Route 905 to the south.
Nestor
Quarter
Nestor is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego, California, part of the Otay Mesa-Nestor community planning area. It neighbors Palm City and Otay Mesa West to the east, Egger Highlands to the north, San Ysidro to the southeast and the Tijuana River Valley to the south.
Montgomery Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.57864° or 32° 34′ 43″ northLongitude
-117.06873° or 117° 4′ 7″ westOpen location code
8544HWHJ+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8707089641OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q19877041
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