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Heritage House

Heritage House, a museum in California
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Heritage House is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Arbor, a garden 0.3 miles away.

The story

Heritage House (formerly called the Bettner House or Bettner-McDavid House) is an historic house museum in the Queen Anne Victorian style in Riverside, California. It is part of the Museum of Riverside and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1973. The house was built in 1891-92 for Mrs. Catherine Bettner, widow of an early citrus pioneer. It was designed by architect John A. Walls of the Los Angeles firm Morgan and Walls. The two-story, 4,000 square foot home resides on Magnolia Avenue, which was a prominent thoroughfare at the time of the house's construction. Heritage House is restored to reflect the design and lifestyle of wealthy turn-of-the-century Riverside. In addition to its Queen Anne design, it includes Moorish, Georgian and Chinese elements.

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Wikidata Q25209703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93450, -117.42255

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Grand Arbor: 0.3 mi
  • Kathleen Gonzales Memorial Water-Wise Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside General Hospital Historic Site: 2.1 mi
  • Dr. Peter M. Lewis Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Jones Park: 0.5 mi
  • Don Jones Park: 0.5 mi
  • Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Chaumont Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Don Derr Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Tripod: 1.0 mi
  • Casa Blanca: 1.1 mi
  • Riverside: 2.0 mi
  • Donut: 2.1 mi
  • Riverside Central: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • S/SGT Ysmael Villegas: 1.4 mi
  • The Children of the Inland Empire Make-a-Wish Foundation: 3.0 mi
  • De Anza Crossing: 3.1 mi
  • Ryan Bonaminio Park At The Tequesquite Arroyo: 3.2 mi
  • Ryan Bonaminio Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Museums: 58
Nature reserves: 41
Springs: 34
  • Hot Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Harford Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Console Springs: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Area A: 15.3 mi
  • Area C: 15.4 mi
  • Area B: 15.4 mi
  • Site C: 16.9 mi
  • Site B: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 7.6 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 7.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Heritage House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSSW 203°1,734 m16.7 mi
Modjeska PeakSSW 205°1,675 m16.4 mi
San SevaineN 349°1,594 m19.9 mi
Trabuco PeakS 191°1,401 m16.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakS 189°1,373 m18.8 mi
Horsethief PeakS 187°1,315 m17.2 mi
Marshall PeakNNE 20°1,221 m20.3 mi
Pleasants PeakSW 228°1,211 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/233663665

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