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Vinny's Mini-World

Vinny's Mini-World from directly overhead

Vinny's Mini-World is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Roundtop stands 1,908 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.8 miles off.

This is a mini-world created by Vinny

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Vinny
Access
Permitted
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.16268, -118.06592

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 1.3 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 1.4 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden: 1.5 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Picnic sites: 50
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 2.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Red Box Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Paul Little: 8.3 mi
Springs: 40
  • Doe Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Fern Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 1.6 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 3.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Vinny's Mini-World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RoundtopN 359°1,908 m13.1 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW 340°1,879 m8.9 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNW 341°1,878 m5.9 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 339°1,819 m6.2 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 344°1,807 m7.8 mi
Vetter MountainNNE 13°1,783 m9.5 mi
Mount DeceptionNNW 335°1,767 m6.6 mi
Mount MooneyNNE 19°1,761 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Indian Peafowl1,052 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard756 obs
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul525 obs
  • Mallard406 obs
  • California Towhee401 obs
  • Canada Goose399 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel371 obs
  • Pond Slider364 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8975865494

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