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A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time from directly overhead

A Moment in Time is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006-03-26
Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates34.02366, -118.39424

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 0.8 mi
  • Briar Summit: 7.2 mi
  • Olive Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Maltman peak: 7.9 mi
  • Burbank Peak: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Motor Avenue Urban Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Culver City Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Kaizuka Meditation Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Doris' Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Funkmeyer New Reality Garden: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
Attractions
  • Sony Pictures Studio Tour: 0.8 mi
  • Jeanne French's Car: 1.6 mi
  • Tembo's residence: 2.7 mi
  • Rodeo drive Steps: 3.0 mi
  • Rodeo Drive Sign: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Lake Side: 1.6 mi
  • Garden Grove: 1.7 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Central: 1.9 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.2 mi
  • Millard Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 19
Springs: 13
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.1 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of A Moment in Time. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNNE1,547 m19.1 mi
Brown MountainNE1,363 m20.4 mi
Echo MountainNE968 m20.3 mi
Verdugo PeakNNE952 m14.8 mi
Wella's PeakNE910 m19.8 mi
Saddle PeakWNW851 m15.4 mi
Tongva PeakNNE803 m14.3 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW657 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860626468717170676157
Precip in3.33.52.20.60.40.10.00.00.10.60.92.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9688631740

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