California African American Museum
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California African American Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 72 m. Mount Deception stands 1,767 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. The museum focuses on enrichment and education on the cultural heritage and history of African Americans with a focus on California and western United States. Admission is free to all visitors. Their mission statement is "to research, collect, preserve, and interpret for public enrichment the history, art and culture of African Americans with an emphasis on California and the western United States." CAAM hosts independent and collaborative educational programs both on and off site of lectures, workshops, innovative programs, and hands-on activities that serve public and private school students, museum patrons and community visitors.
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Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q5020212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 14.4 m
- Elevation
- 71.9 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of California
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: 0.0 mi
- Douglas DC-8: 0.1 mi
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet: 0.1 mi
- Shuttle Fuel Tank: 0.2 mi
- Tutor Campus Center Piano: 0.3 mi
- Lockheed A-12: 0.1 mi
- Olympic Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Olympic Cauldron: 0.2 mi
- Stimson House: 1.1 mi
- Harbor–Santa Monica Freeway Interchange: 1.6 mi
- Exposition Park Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pico Union Pollinator Friendly Garden: 1.8 mi
- South Park Commons: 2.1 mi
- Mariposa-Nabi Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Yamazaki Memorial Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Exposition Park: 0.2 mi
- Alumni Park: 0.3 mi
- McCarthy Quad: 0.3 mi
- Associates Park: 0.4 mi
- Hutton Park: 0.4 mi
- Joe Widney: 0.2 mi
- George Tirebiter: 0.3 mi
- Kobe Mural: 0.3 mi
- Kobe Mural: 0.3 mi
- Tommy Trojan: 0.3 mi
- La Brea Green Belt: 4.2 mi
- Elysian Park: 5.2 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 6.7 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 6.9 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 7.1 mi
- Maltman peak: 4.9 mi
- Silverlake peak: 5.4 mi
- Micheltorena peak: 5.5 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 5.6 mi
- Olive Hill: 5.8 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Central: 4.9 mi
- Garden Grove: 4.9 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 5.0 mi
- Lake Side: 5.0 mi
- Temescal Falls: 14.9 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Millard Falls: 16.2 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 16.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 10.2 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 11.0 mi
- Palisades Beach: 13.2 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 14.3 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 15.5 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 10.2 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.8 mi
- Eagle Spring: 17.4 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 19.1 mi
- Fascination Spring: 19.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 18.3 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 20.9 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 24.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.4 mi
- Spa Palace: 2.9 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of California African American Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | NNE 31° | 1,767 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Markham | NE 35° | 1,746 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NE 34° | 1,699 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Harvard | NE 43° | 1,640 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Lukens | N 8° | 1,546.6 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Yale | NE 44° | 1,451 m | 18.1 mi |
| Muir Peak | NE 37° | 1,427 m | 17.3 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,363 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/407373012
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/South · 2 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 3 mi
- Huntington Park · 4 mi
- Los Angeles · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Wilshire · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 5 mi
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