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Adventures of Superman

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Adventures of Superman is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tarzana Community & Cultural Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014-09-16
Material
metal
Inscription
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMANProduction years: 1951 - 1957 Producers: Robert Maxwell/Bernard Luber and Whitney EllsworthEpisode #29 "The Man Who Could Read Minds." Script by Roy Hamilton. Directed by Tommy Carr.A portion of this episode was filmed in June, 1
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Coordinates34.16869, -118.54457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Los Angeles River & Aliso Creek Confluence Park: 1.5 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 1.8 mi
  • Native Shade: 2.1 mi
  • Cactus: 2.1 mi
  • Hakea: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Dinosaurs: 1.7 mi
  • Dinosaurs: 2.0 mi
  • Clarence the Bull: 2.2 mi
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 2.5 mi
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • The Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 5.0 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 5.0 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 5.9 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 52
Beaches: 24
Waterfalls: 20
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 14.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.1 mi
Springs: 16
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 2.6 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.5 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 13.1 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Adventures of Superman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakNNE 27°1,203 m14.3 mi
Oat MountainNNW 344°1,138 m11.6 mi
Contract PointNNE 33°1,108 m14.3 mi
Kagel MountainNE 39°1,081 m14.6 mi
Verdugo PeakENE 78°951.6 m15.5 mi
Limerock PeakNE 46°905 m14.8 mi
Towsley PeakNNW 348°875 m13.2 mi
Castro PeakWSW 247°855 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13159709708

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