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Pool

Pool from directly overhead

Pool is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Muir Peak stands 1,427 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Keller Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 10 miles off.

Michele Martinez's large scale glazed ceramic tile murals on the pool house façade honor the park's namesake, Helen Keller. This panel shows a group of children basking in the sun alongside a rippling pool.

What the record says

Built
2008

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.91849, -118.29333

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 8.5 mi
  • Signal Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Ridgecrest Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Maltman peak: 11.7 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.5 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 20.5 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 22.1 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 19
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muir PeakNNE 28°1,427 m23.3 mi
West FujiNNE 28°1,121.969 m22.7 mi
Jones PeakNE 37°1,029 m23.1 mi
Echo MountainNNE 26°968 m22.5 mi
Verdugo PeakN 2°951.6 m20.5 mi
Wella's PeakNNE 18°910 m23.5 mi
Tongva PeakN 6°803 m19.4 mi
Temescal PeakNW 310°648 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585960626567717272686358
Precip in2.73.01.70.60.30.00.00.00.20.50.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11887479570

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