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Carpinteria Valley Museum of History

Carpinteria Valley Museum of History is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpinteria Valley Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Carpinteria Valley Museum of History (CVMH) is a museum located in Carpinteria, California. It is operated by the non-profit Carpinteria Valley Historical Society primarily through membership dues, memorial donations, endowment income, and fund-raising activities. The museum is staffed by volunteer docents.

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Wikidata Q5045824, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.39754, -119.51767

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canalino School Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carpinteria State Beach: 0.5 mi
  • King's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Carpinteria Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Franklin Creek Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 52
  • Shephard Mesa peak: 2.8 mi
  • Snowball Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Ortega Hill: 5.5 mi
  • La Granada Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Noon Peak: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 37
Gardens: 28
Attractions: 25
  • Carpinteria Tar Pit: 1.2 mi
  • Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club: 3.0 mi
  • Giraffe: 8.5 mi
  • African Lions: 8.5 mi
  • Fennic Fox: 8.5 mi
Springs: 24
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Veronica Springs: 12.8 mi
  • La Carpa Spring: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hot Springs Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 11.9 mi
  • 33 Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 17.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakNE 40°2,284 m21.0 mi
Haddock MountainNE 45°2,265 m22.2 mi
Big Pine MountainNNW 340°2,077 m22.1 mi
Madulce PeakNNW 348°1,993 m20.7 mi
Topatopa BluffENE 73°1,945 m24.4 mi
Samon PeakNNW 343°1,840 m24.4 mi
Monte AridoNNE 16°1,831 m10.2 mi
Cuyama PeakN 6°1,787 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:10
June solstice05:4719:3720:14
September equinox06:4718:2318:56
December solstice07:0116:1416:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174535

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