They Fly Through Water
They Fly Through Water is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvedere Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.4 miles off.
"The mission style architecture of the Belvedere Aquatic Center informed artist Sonia Romero’s approach and material choice for They Fly Through Water. To develop the imagery, Romero conducted a public engagement activity where she worked with a photograp
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- silkscreened_glazed_bisque_tile,_laser_cut_painted_steel_figures,_and_acrylic_paint
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belvedere Park: 0.2 mi
- Belvedere Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunnyslopes Park: 0.6 mi
- Pine Tree Park: 0.9 mi
- Atlantic Avenue Park: 1.1 mi
- Immemorial to Spiraling Ecologies of East LA: 0.5 mi
- Untitled: 1.5 mi
- Csula Wall: 1.8 mi
- Ac Box: 1.9 mi
- Golden Eagle: 1.9 mi
- Vincent Price Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Monterey Park Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Alhambra Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- Valley Knudsen Garden Residence: 4.3 mi
- Hale House: 4.3 mi
- County of Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Whittier Boulevard Arch: 1.3 mi
- Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: 1.8 mi
- Mexican American All Wars Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Morin Memorial Square: 1.9 mi
- Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Citadel Outlets: 2.3 mi
- North Main and Mission: 3.3 mi
- hm157: 3.6 mi
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument: 4.7 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 2.9 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 3.8 mi
- Bosque del Rio Hondo Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Elysian Park: 5.4 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 5.6 mi
- GrowGood Urban Farm: 3.6 mi
- Solano Canyon Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Flag Garden: 5.0 mi
- Flag Garden: 5.0 mi
- Milagro Allegro Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Montebello Hills: 3.7 mi
- Flat Point Park: 4.1 mi
- Oneonta Knoll: 4.3 mi
- Ernest E. Debs: 4.6 mi
- Grace Hill: 5.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 6.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.0 mi
- Art Center Food Garden: 9.1 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 11.1 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 11.8 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 11.8 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 17.1 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 18.9 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 19.0 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 19.6 mi
- Fascination Spring: 19.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 17.6 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 17.7 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 19.2 mi
- Mother's Beach: 19.6 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 19.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.0 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 6.4 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of They Fly Through Water. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 14° | 1,878 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 12° | 1,819 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Deception | N 10° | 1,767 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 14° | 1,746 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NNE 24° | 1,737 m | 13.9 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NNE 18° | 1,736 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NNE 13° | 1,699 m | 13.6 mi |
| Monrovia Peak | NE 42° | 1,649 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11887452878
Day trips start here
- Alhambra · 3 mi
- City of Commerce · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 3 mi
- Monterey Park · 3 mi
- Los Angeles · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 5 mi
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