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Heritage Museum of Orange County

Heritage Museum of Orange County from directly overhead

Heritage Museum of Orange County is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Heritage Museum of Orange County, formerly the Exploratory Learning Center and the Discovery Museum of Orange County, is a historical museum in Santa Ana, California. In addition to being a museum, it also functions as an events center and educational program host. The museum's grounds, about 12 acres (4.9 ha) in total, contain historic buildings and receive 40,000 visitors annually.

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Wikidata Q130476614, matched on coordinates and name (182 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
10.1 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.72221, -117.90982
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 1.7 mi
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 1.8 mi
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 1.8 mi
  • Ram: 2.6 mi
  • Nightshift: 2.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 2.8 mi
  • Bowling Green Park: 3.0 mi
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 3.5 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 3.7 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.8 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Discovery Cube: 4.1 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 5.0 mi
  • Go Karts: 5.5 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.5 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Cadillac Range: 5.7 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 7.0 mi
  • French Hill: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Beaches: 19
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 16
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 6.7 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 5.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 92°1,734 m21.6 mi
Modjeska PeakE 90°1,675 m21.0 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 74°1,211 m18.2 mi
Bald PeakE 84°1,197 m21.6 mi
Bedford PeakE 81°1,161 m19.3 mi
Sierra PeakENE 59°928 m17.2 mi
Yaeger MesaE 97°918 m24.4 mi
Flores PeakE 92°566 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595962646670747574696358
Precip in2.93.21.70.80.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/741080732

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