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Forest Lawn Museum

Forest Lawn Museum from directly overhead

Forest Lawn Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Park Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
217 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates34.12847, -118.24609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Palmer Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Armstrong Native Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Cycad Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Marion Harlow Memorial Grove: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Palmer Park: 0.3 mi
  • ADAMS SQUARE MINI PARK: 0.4 mi
  • Cerritos Park: 0.6 mi
  • Juntos Family Park: 0.7 mi
  • Maple Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Adams Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Fiji Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Glendale Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Picnic sites: 48
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 2.1 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 2.1 mi
  • Park Center: 2.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 2.2 mi
Springs: 27
  • Goldenrod Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 10.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 5.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Forest Lawn Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNE 34°1,879 m12.9 mi
San Gabriel PeakNE 47°1,878 m11.6 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE 45°1,819 m11.5 mi
Mount LawlorNE 40°1,807 m12.8 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 42°1,767 m11.2 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 48°1,746 m11.2 mi
Mount WilsonENE 58°1,737 m12.5 mi
Occidental PeakNE 52°1,736 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:09
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 °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174459

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