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Old Mill Garden and Arboretum

Old Mill Garden and Arboretum from directly overhead

Old Mill Garden and Arboretum is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doerr Arbor Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.11933, -118.12757

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Doerr Arbor Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Citrus Grove I: 0.0 mi
  • Southeast Loop Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Southwest Loop Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Front Garden: 0.0 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Lacy Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Marino Community Center: 0.8 mi
  • Plantain Court: 0.9 mi
  • Tournament Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sidney F. Tyler Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
  • Japanese Heritage Shōya House: 0.8 mi
  • Scott Gallery of American Art: 0.9 mi
  • Flora-Legium / Banta Hall: 1.0 mi
  • Huntington Library Exhibition Hall: 1.0 mi
  • Alhambra Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Freshwater Pavillion: 0.9 mi
  • Studio of Pure Scents: 0.9 mi
  • Hall of the Jade Camellia: 0.9 mi
  • Terrace of the Jade Mirror: 0.9 mi
  • Love for the Lotus Pavillion: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 46
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.7 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 7.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Springs: 37
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Doe Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Beaches: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Old Mill Garden and Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakN 2°1,879 m11.3 mi
San Gabriel PeakN 11°1,878 m8.7 mi
Mount DisappointmentN 8°1,819 m8.9 mi
Mount LawlorN 7°1,807 m10.5 mi
Mount DeceptionN 5°1,767 m9.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 11°1,746 m8.3 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 28°1,737 m8.2 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 17°1,736 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
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 °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard1,277 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel935 obs
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul636 obs
  • Western Honey Bee627 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco451 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary420 obs
  • Arizona Mantis393 obs
  • Mourning Dove361 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1359418695

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