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Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine from directly overhead

Hollywood and Vine is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Walk of Fame, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

Los Angeles Metro station.

Dates from 1999-06-12.

Wikidata Q196289, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1953-11
Material
metal
Inscription
HISTORICAL MARKER "HOLLYWOOD AND VINE" HOLLYWOOD WAS GIVEN ITS NAME BY PIONEERS MR. AND MRS. HORACE E. WILCOX. THEY SUBDIVIDED THEIR RANCH IN 1887 AND CALLED TWO DIRT CROSS-ROADS PROSPECT AVENUE AND WEYSE AVENUE. PROSPECT AVENUE, THE MAIN ARTERY, WAS REN

How to reach it

Coordinates34.10148, -118.32684

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Selma Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carlton Way Park: 0.5 mi
  • Gordon Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Yucca Street Mini Park: 0.5 mi
  • De Longpre Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
  • Chancellor Apartments: 0.4 mi
  • Leonard Nimoy: 0.5 mi
  • Whitley Heights (Monument): 0.6 mi
  • Buster Keaton Studios: 0.8 mi
  • Toto Memorial: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Jennifer Aniston: 0.0 mi
  • Mark Harmon: 0.0 mi
  • Queen - Walk of Fame: 0.1 mi
  • Jennifer Garner: 0.1 mi
  • Garth Brooks: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 57
Picnic sites: 42
  • Captain's Roost: 2.3 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 2.4 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Millard Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Royal Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 13.9 mi
Springs: 19
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 15
Attractions
  • Walk of Fame: 0.0 mi
  • Larry Edmunds Bookshop: 0.4 mi
  • Red's Bookshop: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.9 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 4.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Hollywood and Vine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNE1,878 m16.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE1,819 m16.2 mi
Mount DeceptionNE1,767 m15.8 mi
Mount MarkhamNE1,746 m16.0 mi
Mount LoweNE1,699 m15.5 mi
Josephine PeakNE1,694 m16.1 mi
Mount LukensNNE1,547 m12.6 mi
Condor PointNNE1,538 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13186890941

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