Chinese American Museum
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Chinese American Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Plaza Fire House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
The Chinese American Museum (Chinese: 華美博物館; abbreviated CAM) is a museum in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. It is dedicated to the history and experience of Chinese Americans in the state of California, the first such museum in Southern California. It presents exhibits of fine art by Chinese American artists as well as historical exhibits. Planning for the museum began in October 1984, with the grand opening on December 18, 2003. The museum is housed in the Garnier Building, the oldest surviving Chinese building in Southern California. The original Los Angeles Chinatown was located here before it was moved to New Chinatown for the construction of Los Angeles Union Station.
It is funded by the State of California, the City of Los Angeles, Friends of the Chinese American Museum, the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, the Getty Foundation, the El Pueblo Association, the Center for Chinese Medicine, and hundreds of other donors.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q5100379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plaza Fire House: 0.0 mi
- LA Plaza De Culturas Y Artes: 0.1 mi
- La Plaza United Methodist Church, Museum of Social Justice: 0.1 mi
- Avila Adobe: 0.1 mi
- Sepulveda House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Los Pobladores: 0.1 mi
- Wall of Honor: 0.1 mi
- Los Angeles Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Triforium: 0.2 mi
- Chinatown Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Carlos III: 0.1 mi
- Felipe de Neve: 0.1 mi
- Antonio Aguilar: 0.1 mi
- América Tropical: 0.2 mi
- Bracero Monument: 0.2 mi
- Yaanga park: 0.1 mi
- Placita de Dolores: 0.1 mi
- Los Angeles City Hall Park: 0.3 mi
- Gloria Molina Grand Park: 0.4 mi
- Ord and Yale Street Park: 0.4 mi
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument: 0.1 mi
- Thien Hau Temple: 0.5 mi
- James Irvine Japanese Garden: 0.6 mi
- Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well: 0.7 mi
- Angels Flight: 0.7 mi
- Flag Garden: 0.3 mi
- Flag Garden: 0.3 mi
- Blue Ribbon Garden: 0.5 mi
- Fredric Roberts Garden: 0.5 mi
- California Friendly® Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Elysian Park: 1.8 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 3.1 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 3.4 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 3.4 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
- Flat Point Park: 2.8 mi
- Silverlake peak: 3.1 mi
- Maltman peak: 3.1 mi
- Micheltorena peak: 3.3 mi
- Ronda Vista: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.1 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 5.2 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.4 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Park Center: 6.0 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Millard Falls: 12.6 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 12.6 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 12.6 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 12.6 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.5 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 16.9 mi
- Fascination Spring: 17.0 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 18.5 mi
- Mother's Beach: 13.5 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 14.7 mi
- Palisades Beach: 15.8 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 17.9 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 18.0 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.3 mi
- Spa Palace: 1.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Chinese American Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 32° | 1,878 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 30° | 1,819 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NNE 27° | 1,807 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNE 28° | 1,767 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 33° | 1,746 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 41° | 1,737 m | 15.4 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 36° | 1,736 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NNE 32° | 1,699 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2406454289
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles · 0 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 1 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 3 mi
- Huntington Park · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/South · 5 mi
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