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Lockheed A-12

Lockheed A-12 from directly overhead

Lockheed A-12 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mount Deception stands 1,767 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is California African American Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.01545, -118.28451

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Exposition Park: 0.2 mi
  • Alumni Park: 0.4 mi
  • McCarthy Quad: 0.4 mi
  • W. M. Keck Foundation Amphitheatre: 0.4 mi
  • Jesse A. Brewer Jr. Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 5.0 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 5.4 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 5.5 mi
  • Baldwin Hills: 5.6 mi
  • Olive Hill: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 59
  • George Tirebiter: 0.3 mi
  • Joe Widney: 0.3 mi
  • Dueling Dinosaurs: 0.4 mi
  • Tommy Trojan: 0.4 mi
  • Kobe Mural: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 57
Attractions
Picnic sites: 40
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Central: 4.9 mi
  • Garden Grove: 4.9 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Side: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Temescal Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Millard Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 16.3 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Beaches: 17
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.8 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 3.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Lockheed A-12. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNNE1,767 m18.8 mi
Mount MarkhamNE1,746 m18.6 mi
Mount LoweNE1,699 m18.1 mi
Mount HarvardNE1,640 m18.7 mi
Mount LukensN1,547 m17.7 mi
Mount YaleNE1,451 m18.2 mi
Muir PeakNE1,427 m17.3 mi
Brown MountainNNE1,363 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1086895594

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