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Stimson House

Stimson House from directly overhead

Stimson House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Mount Disappointment stands 1,819 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint James Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 2.7 miles off.

Stimson House Historic Build

The story

historic house in California, United States

Dates from 1891.

Wikidata Q7617367, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02971, -118.27585

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint James Park: 0.3 mi
  • Estrella Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hoover Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
  • Great Lawn: 0.6 mi
  • Venice Hope Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 4.0 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 4.4 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 4.5 mi
  • Olive Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 44
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Garden Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Central: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Side: 5.6 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 14.7 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Millard Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 17
Springs: 14
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.6 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 17.2 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 21.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Stimson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DisappointmentNNE 33°1,819 m17.9 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 31°1,767 m17.7 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 35°1,746 m17.5 mi
Mount LoweNE 35°1,699 m17.0 mi
Mount HarvardNE 44°1,640 m17.6 mi
Mount LukensN 7°1,546.6 m16.7 mi
Mount YaleNE 45°1,451 m17.1 mi
Muir PeakNE 38°1,427 m16.2 mi

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 solstice06:5616:1016:48

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9453897789

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