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Casa de la Guerra

Casa de la Guerra from directly overhead

Casa de la Guerra is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is De la Guerra Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places

Wikidata Q5047931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1819
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.42032, -119.69931
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • De la Guerra Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Storke Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Plaza de Vera Cruz: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza Vera Cruz: 0.3 mi
  • Bath Street Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 49
  • Dibblee Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 3.7 mi
  • Arlington Peak: 4.4 mi
Springs: 29
  • Veronica Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 9.5 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 27
Museums: 25
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Seven Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 11.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Casa de la Guerra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 8°2,077 m19.3 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 18°1,993 m19.7 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 342°1,973 m21.1 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 337°1,887 m21.2 mi
Samon PeakN 8°1,840 m21.9 mi
Monte AridoENE 58°1,831 m15.6 mi
Old Man MountainENE 64°1,688 m15.5 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 340°1,687 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1516:53

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000346OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — El Paseo and Casa de la Guerra, reference 77000346, listed 02/02/77.

OpenStreetMap element way/243609086

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