Artwork · California
Declaration
Declaration is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Venice Beach Boardwalk, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001-05-10
- Height
- 18.2 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.98635, -118.47447
- 13.9 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Venice Beach Boardwalk: 0.0 mi
- Abbott Kinney Circle: 0.2 mi
- Linnie Canal Park: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Corridor: 0.6 mi
- Pollinator Corridor: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Venice Beach Canals Mural: 0.1 mi
- Venice kinesis: 0.1 mi
- Touch of Venice: 0.1 mi
- The Spiller House: 0.2 mi
- Venice Torso: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Ocean Front Walk: 0.1 mi
- Piano Man: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Stones: 0.1 mi
- Venice Sign: 0.1 mi
- Venice pride flag lifeguard tower: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- SPY Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Marine Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Will Rogers Elementary Regenerative Farm: 1.8 mi
- Organic Learning Garden: 2.2 mi
- 19th Street Community Farm: 2.3 mi
Museums
- California Heritage Museum: 1.2 mi
- Santa Monica Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Main Building: 2.5 mi
- Museum of Flying: 2.5 mi
- Eames House: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument: 1.3 mi
- The Ink Well: 1.6 mi
- Bodega: 2.4 mi
- Douglas DC-3 Monument: 2.5 mi
- Clover Field: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 2.6 mi
- LAX El Segundo Dunes Preserve: 3.5 mi
- George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon: 4.6 mi
- Will Rogers State Historic Park: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Baldwin Hills: 5.7 mi
- Castellammare Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 6.9 mi
- Parker Mesa: 7.0 mi
- Green Peak: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Common Grounds: 3.5 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 6.2 mi
- Lake Side: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Central: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mother's Beach: 1.0 mi
- Palisades Beach: 3.4 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 5.7 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 5.9 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 6.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Kuruvungna Springs: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Spring: 9.9 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 12.0 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 18.3 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Temescal Falls: 6.7 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 9.1 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.9 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.9 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Malibu Bluffs: 13.4 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 20.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Declaration. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | NE 35° | 951.6 m | 19.3 mi |
| Castro Peak | WNW 291° | 855 m | 19.1 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WNW 302° | 851 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 40° | 803 m | 19.1 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | NW 310° | 657 m | 13.4 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NNW 330° | 648 m | 9.2 mi |
| McAuley Peak | WNW 293° | 625 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ladyface Mountain | WNW 301° | 619 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/749089620
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- Santa Monica · 2 mi
- Culver City · 4 mi
- Pacific Palisades · 5 mi
- Westchester · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 6 mi
- Beverly Hills · 8 mi
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