Discovery Cube
Discovery Cube is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Science Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
science museum in Santa Ana, California, United States
Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q5281966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Discovery Science Center: 0.0 mi
- Hilbert Museum of California Art: 1.5 mi
- City of Orange Historic Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Tustin Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Walt Disney's Apartment: 4.1 mi
- Fisher Park: 0.4 mi
- Sarah May Downie Herb Garden: 0.5 mi
- Santiago Park: 0.5 mi
- William W Eldridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Morrison Park: 0.8 mi
- Fountain Family Group: 1.5 mi
- Decrotive Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Reflective Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Stanley: 3.8 mi
- Radiator Springs: A Happy Place: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Gardens: 2.2 mi
- One Seed Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Garden Grove Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Emerald Garden: 3.9 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 6.1 mi
- Radiator Springs Racers: 3.8 mi
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout: 3.8 mi
- Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters: 3.8 mi
- Hyperion Theater: 3.8 mi
- Character Close-Up with Anna & Elsa: 3.8 mi
- In Appreciation - Youth Grove Donations: 3.9 mi
- Avengers Campus Dedication Plaque: 3.9 mi
- Storytellers: 3.9 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 3.9 mi
- The Pelton Wheel: 4.0 mi
- Cadillac Range: 3.7 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Cascade Peak: 4.3 mi
- Red Hill: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 6.4 mi
- Cerro Villa Park: 5.8 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 5.8 mi
- Pelanconi Park: 6.8 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 8.0 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 6.6 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 6.9 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 7.0 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 7.3 mi
- Tomato Spring: 10.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 11.0 mi
- McDermont Spring: 12.9 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 13.0 mi
- Mustang Spring: 13.3 mi
- North Star Beach: 10.1 mi
- Newport Dunes: 10.7 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 11.0 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 11.1 mi
- Edgewater: 11.5 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 3.9 mi
- Washout Falls: 4.0 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 4.0 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 4.1 mi
- Historic Dam: 6.5 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 20.7 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.3 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.7 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Three Arches: 20.8 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 21.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Discovery Cube. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ESE 102° | 1,734 m | 19.6 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | E 101° | 1,675 m | 18.9 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ESE 102° | 1,401 m | 23.0 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ESE 108° | 1,373 m | 23.9 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ESE 104° | 1,315 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 83° | 1,211 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 93° | 1,197 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bedford Peak | E 91° | 1,161 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:09 | 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 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/930452562
Day trips start here
- Orange · 3 mi
- Santa Ana · 3 mi
- Disneyland · 4 mi
- Tustin · 4 mi
- Anaheim · 5 mi
- Garden Grove · 5 mi
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