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California Living Museum

California Living Museum from directly overhead

California Living Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 167 m. Breckenridge Mountain stands 2,298 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ant Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

zoo in Bakersfield, California

Dates from 1983.

Wikidata Q5020672, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
167 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.43250, -118.88591

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kern River State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kern County Soccer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kern River State Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Kern River County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Private HOA park: 1.8 mi
Springs
Peaks: 42
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 8.1 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 9.3 mi
  • checkpoint: 12.5 mi
  • woody rd: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Lake Ming County Park: 0.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 1.1 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Living Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breckenridge MountainE 86°2,298 m17.1 mi
Bear MountainSE 138°2,106 m21.0 mi
Woodward PeakNE 49°1,992 m22.5 mi
Lightner PeakENE 70°1,943 m19.4 mi
Bald Eagle PeakENE 71°1,885 m24.2 mi
Basket PeakNE 42°1,869 m20.6 mi
Red MountainNE 40°1,770 m24.0 mi
Harper PeakE 101°1,767 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4219:3720:15
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257627077848277675648
Precip in1.31.31.20.60.30.00.00.00.10.20.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield 5 NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174567

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