Artwork · California
Giant Binoculars
Giant Binoculars is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Corridor, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
Coordinates33.99538, -118.47690
- 13.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pollinator Corridor: 0.1 mi
- Pollinator Corridor: 0.1 mi
- South Beach Park: 0.4 mi
- Ocean View Park: 0.4 mi
- Ozone Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Main Street: 0.1 mi
- Venice pride flag lifeguard tower: 0.4 mi
- Abbot Kinney Boulevard: 0.5 mi
- Piano Man: 0.5 mi
- Ocean Front Walk: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Harmic Arch: 0.2 mi
- Surfer Mural: 0.4 mi
- The Spiller House: 0.5 mi
- Exuberant Birds: Seabird Pole: 0.6 mi
- Exuberant Birds: Parrot Pole: 0.6 mi
Museums
- California Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- Santa Monica Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Main Building: 2.1 mi
- Museum of Flying: 2.2 mi
- Eames House: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Marine Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- SPY Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Will Rogers Elementary Regenerative Farm: 1.2 mi
- Organic Learning Garden: 1.6 mi
- 19th Street Community Farm: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Ink Well: 1.1 mi
- Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
- Bodega: 1.7 mi
- Douglas DC-3 Monument: 2.2 mi
- Clover Field: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 3.1 mi
- George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon: 4.0 mi
- LAX El Segundo Dunes Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Will Rogers State Historic Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Baldwin Hills: 5.7 mi
- Castellammare Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 6.2 mi
- Parker Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Green Peak: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Common Grounds: 3.8 mi
- Lake Side: 6.2 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 6.2 mi
- Garden Grove: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Central: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mother's Beach: 1.5 mi
- Palisades Beach: 2.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 5.3 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 5.9 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 6.6 mi
Springs: 9
- Kuruvungna Springs: 3.6 mi
- Eagle Spring: 9.3 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.4 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Temescal Falls: 6.1 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 8.5 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.6 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.7 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Malibu Bluffs: 13.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.9 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Giant Binoculars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | NE 37° | 951.6 m | 18.9 mi |
| Castro Peak | WNW 290° | 855 m | 18.7 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WNW 299° | 851 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 42° | 803 m | 18.7 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | NW 309° | 657 m | 12.9 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NNW 329° | 648 m | 8.6 mi |
| McAuley Peak | WNW 291° | 625 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ladyface Mountain | WNW 300° | 619 m | 19.5 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 node/7857202407
Day trips start here
- Santa Monica · 2 mi
- Culver City · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 5 mi
- Pacific Palisades · 5 mi
- Westchester · 5 mi
- Beverly Hills · 7 mi
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