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Children's Discovery Center

Children's Discovery Center from directly overhead

Children's Discovery Center is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 154 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cycad Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.8 miles off.

What the record says

Height
12.7 m
Elevation
153.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.14898, -118.28420

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
  • Bee Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Bell: 1.4 mi
  • Taco Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Baby Bell: 1.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 50
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 0.7 mi
  • Park Center: 1.0 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 1.1 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
Springs: 26
  • Goldenrod Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 12.3 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 10.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Children's Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNE 45°1,879 m13.2 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE 58°1,878 m12.4 mi
Mount DisappointmentENE 57°1,819 m12.3 mi
Mount LawlorNE 51°1,807 m13.3 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 54°1,767 m11.9 mi
Mount MarkhamENE 60°1,746 m12.2 mi
Occidental PeakENE 63°1,736 m12.9 mi
Mount LoweENE 61°1,699 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/422130771

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