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Fullerton Museum Center

Fullerton Museum Center from directly overhead

Fullerton Museum Center is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Plaza Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off.

The story

city in Orange County, California, United States

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q494723, matched on coordinates and name (993 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
53 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.87269, -117.92242

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Plaza Park: 0.0 mi
  • Downtown Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Union Pacific Park: 0.4 mi
  • Truslow Park: 0.4 mi
  • Amerige Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Coach Sherbeck: 0.5 mi
  • MUZEO sign: 2.8 mi
  • Allies: 3.1 mi
  • Mayan Moon Maiden: 3.1 mi
  • Brea Portal: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • American Legion WWII Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Orange County Korean War Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Izaak Walton League WWII Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Walter Knotts Grave Site: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Garden Of Weeden: 1.3 mi
  • Grotto of Our Lady: 2.4 mi
  • Woodlands Collection: 2.4 mi
  • Cultivated Collection: 2.5 mi
Peaks
  • East Coyote Hills: 1.8 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 2.6 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 3.7 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 4.1 mi
Museums
  • Arboretum Museum: 2.4 mi
  • MUZEO: 2.7 mi
  • Brea Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 3.5 mi
  • Bradford House: 3.5 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 35
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 7.7 mi
  • Creekside: 7.8 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 10.7 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 11.1 mi
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • Schweitzer Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 4.5 mi
  • Historic Dam: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Fullerton Museum Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Modjeska PeakESE 116°1,675 m24.2 mi
Monrovia PeakN 353°1,649 m23.7 mi
Rankin PeakN 353°1,606 m23.4 mi
Clamshell PeakN 349°1,338 m23.2 mi
Pleasants PeakESE 106°1,211 m18.9 mi
Bald PeakESE 110°1,197 m23.6 mi
Bedford PeakESE 110°1,161 m21.1 mi
Mount BlissN 356°1,121 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174081

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