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African American Firefighter Museum

African American Firefighter Museum from directly overhead

African American Firefighter Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 84 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is murals on west side (above), a artwork 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 2.4 miles off.

What the record says

Height
12.1 m
Elevation
83.8 m

What to expect

Operated by
African American Firefighter Museum

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02846, -118.24723

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • South Park Commons: 1.2 mi
  • Flag Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Flag Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Ribbon Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Fredric Roberts Garden: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 4.4 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 4.6 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 4.6 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 4.8 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Cedar Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.1 mi
  • Garden Grove: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Beaches: 15
Springs: 13
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 17.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 2.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 30°1,878 m17.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 28°1,819 m17.1 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 26°1,767 m17.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 30°1,746 m16.7 mi
Mount WilsonNE 38°1,737 m17.2 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 33°1,736 m17.1 mi
Mount LoweNNE 30°1,699 m16.2 mi
Mount HarvardNE 40°1,640 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/428152638

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