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A City Evolves

A City Evolves from directly overhead

A City Evolves is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,737 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Amelia Mayberry Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93835, -118.05545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Amelia Mayberry Park: 0.7 mi
  • Heritage Springs Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Adventure Park: 1.2 mi
  • York Field: 1.4 mi
  • Little Lake Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Upper Campus Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • 5th Grade Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Garden of the Innocent: 4.9 mi
  • Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Mystic Garden: 5.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites: 50
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 7.9 mi
  • Creekside: 8.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Schweitzer Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 11.9 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 15
Springs: 6
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 15.9 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Fern Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of A City Evolves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonN 359°1,737 m19.7 mi
Monrovia PeakNNE 14°1,649 m19.6 mi
Mount HarvardN 359°1,640 m19.0 mi
Rankin PeakNNE 14°1,606 m19.2 mi
Mount YaleN 358°1,451 m18.4 mi
Muir PeakN 352°1,427 m19.3 mi
Clamshell PeakN 10°1,338 m18.5 mi
West FujiN 351°1,121.969 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8105011659

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