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Drum Barracks

Drum Barracks from directly overhead

Drum Barracks is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Cahuenga Peak stands 553 m to the north, 25 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

former military barracks and museum in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California

Wikidata Q5309045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78454, -118.25738

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Chestnut Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Takaishi Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Horticulture: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Battleship USS Iowa: 3.1 mi
  • Laura Trelstad: 3.3 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 4.3 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 4.4 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 3.3 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 3.3 mi
  • American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Jose Rizal Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Terminal Island Japanese Memorial: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 40
Picnic sites: 26
Beaches: 18
Waterfalls: 4
  • Washout Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 19.4 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drum Barracks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahuenga PeakN 351°553 m24.7 mi
Mount LeeN 351°521 m24.5 mi
Burbank PeakN 350°515 m24.7 mi
Mount HollywoodN 354°492 m23.9 mi
Mount ChapelN 353°492 m24.5 mi
Mount BellN 354°482 m24.4 mi
Taco PeakN 354°479 m24.3 mi
Briar SummitNNW 345°454 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/936062851

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