Heritage Square
Heritage Square is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 109 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Knudsen Garden Residence, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 runs past it.
The story
Heritage Square Museum is a living history and open-air architecture museum located beside the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the southern Arroyo Seco area. The living history museum shows the story of development in Southern California through historical architectural examples. The museum focuses on interpreting the years 1850 to 1950, a century of unprecedented growth in Los Angeles. Volunteer interpreters give thorough tours that incorporate the history, architecture, and culture of the region. Other specialized living history events, lectures, and items of historical interest are given on a periodic basis.
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Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q1610034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 109 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley Knudsen Garden Residence: 0.0 mi
- Octagon House: 0.0 mi
- Hale House: 0.0 mi
- Ford House: 0.0 mi
- Perry Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Flat Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Ernest E. Debs: 1.2 mi
- Fiji Hill: 2.8 mi
- Adams Hill: 3.2 mi
- Poppy Peak: 3.3 mi
- Greayer's Oak Park: 0.3 mi
- Lummis Park: 0.3 mi
- Montecito Heights Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Ela Park: 0.8 mi
- Lacy Street Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 1.3 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 1.5 mi
- Elysian Park: 1.8 mi
- Lower Arroyo Park: 4.2 mi
- hm157: 1.0 mi
- Secret Swing: 1.5 mi
- North Main and Mission: 1.5 mi
- Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well: 2.3 mi
- Thien Hau Temple: 2.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.5 mi
- On the Same Team: 1.9 mi
- The Baroda Wall: 1.9 mi
- Angel's Point: 2.2 mi
- Chinese Celestial Dragon Mural: 2.3 mi
- Solano Canyon Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Milagro Allegro Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Marion Harlow Memorial Grove: 2.0 mi
- FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 2.9 mi
- Flag Garden: 3.1 mi
- Chicken Boy: 1.6 mi
- Chinatown East Gate: 2.3 mi
- Chinatown West Gate: 2.3 mi
- Chinatown Gateway: 2.7 mi
- Rosten's House: 2.8 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 4.8 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.9 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Park Center: 5.3 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 14.6 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 15.4 mi
- Fascination Spring: 15.6 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 15.9 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 16.0 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 9.8 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 9.8 mi
- Grand Chasm Falls: 9.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 16.1 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 17.5 mi
- Palisades Beach: 18.0 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 20.0 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 20.6 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 12.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.2 mi
- Spa Palace: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Heritage Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 20° | 1,879 m | 14.4 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 30° | 1,878 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 28° | 1,819 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NNE 25° | 1,807 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNE 26° | 1,767 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 31° | 1,746 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 42° | 1,737 m | 12.6 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 35° | 1,736 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/223355271
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 1 mi
- Los Angeles · 3 mi
- South Pasadena · 3 mi
- Alhambra · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 4 mi
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