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Adams Center for the Visual Arts

Adams Center for the Visual Arts from directly overhead

Adams Center for the Visual Arts is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Westmont College
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.44972, -119.66258
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Parma Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gould Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon Park: 1.6 mi
  • Firescape: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 55
Peaks: 54
  • Montecito Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 2.9 mi
  • White Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
  • Dibblee Hill: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 54
Springs: 40
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Veronica Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 27
Museums: 26
Gardens: 26
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 6
  • Tangerine Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 4.9 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 6.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Adams Center for the Visual Arts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 2°2,077 m17.1 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 14°1,993 m17.2 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 335°1,973 m20.0 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 329°1,887 m20.3 mi
Samon PeakN 3°1,840 m19.7 mi
Monte AridoENE 61°1,831 m12.7 mi
Cuyama PeakNNE 27°1,787 m23.6 mi
Old Man MountainENE 69°1,688 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4719:3820:15
September equinox06:4718:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1416:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/276438607

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