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Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
Firehouse Museum, a museum in CaliforniaVisitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
F ASTILY · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firehouse Museum, a museum in California
F ASTILY · CC BY-SA 3.0

Firehouse Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is A. P. Giannini, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

museum in San Diego, California

Dates from 1962.

Wikidata Q64167289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.72173, -117.16769
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • A. P. Giannini: 0.0 mi
  • Marinara Sauce: 0.1 mi
  • Stuffed Artichokes: 0.1 mi
  • Blackened Fish Taco: 0.1 mi
  • John Basilone: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Piazza della Famiglia: 0.1 mi
  • Amici Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Civic Center Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Lane Field Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 59
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 9
  • Dog Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 11.4 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakE 93°1,139 m23.5 mi
El Cajon MountainENE 56°1,112 m24.2 mi
Otay MountainESE 115°1,067 m20.7 mi
El CapitanNE 55°1,026 m23.8 mi
Silverdome IINE 54°970.36 m23.1 mi
Woodson MountainNNE 30°878 m22.9 mi
Sycuan PeakE 84°840 m21.1 mi
North Iron MountainNNE 33°824 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30407390

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