Drum Barracks
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. The nearest named place is John Mendez Baseball Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off. 39 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
- 19.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Banning Residence Museum: 0.4 mi
- Lomita Railroad Museum: 3.7 mi
- George F. Canyon Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- International Printing Museum: 4.3 mi
- B-427 Scorpion: 4.4 mi
- 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
- John Mendez Baseball Park: 0.2 mi
- Wilmington Town Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Banning Park: 0.4 mi
- Wilmington Greenbelt Park: 0.6 mi
- East Wilmington Park: 0.8 mi
- 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
- Gaffey Street Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Takaishi Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
- Horticulture: 4.9 mi
- She-Oak Meadow: 4.9 mi
- Jose Rizal: 3.3 mi
- Fishing Industry Memorial Statue: 3.3 mi
- Jabob's Ladder: 3.4 mi
- African Market Women: 3.5 mi
- Road to the Sea (Winding Road): 3.5 mi
- Gull Park: 3.5 mi
- George F Canyon Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Least Tern Site: 4.7 mi
- Dominguez Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 5.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.5 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 6.9 mi
- Landing Hill: 9.7 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 17.6 mi
- Day Camp: 7.4 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.1 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Common Grounds: 16.1 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 5.3 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 5.4 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 6.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.1 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 8.3 mi
- Washout Falls: 19.4 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 19.4 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 19.5 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 6.3 mi
- Spa Palace: 18.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuenga Peak | N 351° | 553 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Lee | N 351° | 521 m | 24.5 mi |
| Burbank Peak | N 350° | 515 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Hollywood | N 354° | 492 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Chapel | N 353° | 492 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Bell | N 354° | 482 m | 24.4 mi |
| Taco Peak | N 354° | 479 m | 24.3 mi |
| Briar Summit | NNW 345° | 454 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/936062851
Day trips start here
- Long Beach · 6 mi
- Compton · 8 mi
- Gardena · 8 mi
- Lakewood · 9 mi
- Seal Beach · 9 mi
- Bellflower · 10 mi
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