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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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Getting there

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Coordinates34.01545, -118.28451

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
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
Artworks
  • 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
Nature reserves
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
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
Beaches: 18
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: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 3.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lockheed A-12. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNNE 31°1,767 m18.8 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 35°1,746 m18.6 mi
Mount LoweNE 34°1,699 m18.1 mi
Mount HarvardNE 43°1,640 m18.7 mi
Mount LukensN 8°1,546.6 m17.7 mi
Mount YaleNE 44°1,451 m18.2 mi
Muir PeakNE 37°1,427 m17.3 mi
Brown MountainNNE 27°1,363 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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