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The Organic Infrastructure of a Living Community

The Organic Infrastructure of a Living Community from directly overhead

The Organic Infrastructure of a Living Community is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Plaza Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 2.4 miles off.

This fountain is an example of how community, service, and public works speak to the complex nature of our County and to the people who live in and imagine it. In this artwork, the Artist considered how the Department of Public Works exists.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
ceramic_on_concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.08518, -118.14993

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
  • Oneonta Knoll: 1.2 mi
  • Ernest E. Debs: 2.7 mi
  • Grace Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 3.2 mi
  • Poppy Peak: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Confucius Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Golden Eagle: 1.6 mi
  • Ac Box: 1.6 mi
  • Csula Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Untitled: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • South Pasadena Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Front Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Southwest Loop Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Southeast Loop Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Doerr Arbor Garden: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • County of Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • San Marino War Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • George Smith Patton, Jr.: 2.9 mi
  • Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 2.9 mi
  • Chicken Boy: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
Springs: 27
  • Not Much of a Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Doe Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 9
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of The Organic Infrastructure of a Living Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakN 7°1,879 m13.8 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 15°1,878 m11.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 13°1,819 m11.4 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 12°1,807 m13.1 mi
Mount DeceptionN 10°1,767 m11.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 15°1,746 m10.9 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 28°1,737 m10.8 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 20°1,736 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11887454543

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