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Alhambra Historical Society Museum

Alhambra Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Alhambra Historical Society Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Burke Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
5.4 m
Elevation
169.1 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.09852, -118.14056

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Oneonta Knoll: 0.6 mi
  • Grace Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Ernest E. Debs: 3.0 mi
  • Poppy Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Front Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Southwest Loop Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Southeast Loop Garden: 1.6 mi
  • South Pasadena Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Doerr Arbor Garden: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 46
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
Springs: 35
  • Not Much of a Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Doe Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
Beaches: 8
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Alhambra Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakN 5°1,879 m12.8 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 13°1,878 m10.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentN 11°1,819 m10.4 mi
Mount LawlorN 10°1,807 m12.1 mi
Mount DeceptionN 8°1,767 m10.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 14°1,746 m9.8 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 28°1,737 m9.8 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 19°1,736 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/470391406

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