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Aptos History Museum

Aptos History Museum from directly overhead

Aptos History Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Seacliff Village Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

unincorporated town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Wikidata Q622269, matched on coordinates and name (325 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Aptos Chamber of Commerce

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.97909, -121.90976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seacliff Village Park: 0.2 mi
  • Aptos Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Willowbrook Park: 1.4 mi
  • New Brighton City Park: 1.5 mi
  • Richard Vessey Park: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Special Events Ramada: 1.3 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 1.1 mi
  • Windfalls: 1.4 mi
  • Old Tree: 2.6 mi
  • Skyball: 2.9 mi
  • Skyball: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 55
Beaches: 51
Gardens: 50
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 3.4 mi
  • afe native plant garden: 5.7 mi
  • AFE Salamander Garden: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Fairy Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Basin Falls: 9.2 mi
Springs: 17
  • Olive Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 6.6 mi
  • Badger Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Capitola Bluffs: 2.1 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 8.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Aptos History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 22°1,154 m9.8 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 24°1,097 m10.1 mi
Mount UmunhumN 3°1,063 m12.5 mi
Mount ThayerN 358°1,061 m12.8 mi
Mount ChualNNE 23°1,046 m10.5 mi
El SombrosoN 360°917 m13.8 mi
Ralph's MountainN 353°828 m12.1 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainNNE 25°806 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/863693050

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