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Hilbert Museum of California Art

Hilbert Museum of California Art, a museum in California
Hilbert Museum of California Art, a museum in CaliforniaEli Pousson from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hilbert Museum of California Art, a museum in California
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Hilbert Museum of California Art is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Family Group, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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The Hilbert Museum of California Art is a U.S. museum located at Chapman University in Orange, California. The museum's growing collection encompasses more than 5,000 pieces – including oils, watercolors and drawings of urban and industrial scenes, coastal views, and landscapes of everyday life in California, one of the largest private collections of Disney art, and works by Norman Rockwell and other 20th Century illustrators acquired by the Hilberts since 1992. Among the museum’s most celebrated works are those by luminaries Millard Sheets, Emil Kosa Jr., Mary Blair, Phil Dike, Milford Zornes, and Rex Brandt. A portion of the Hilbert collection will be displayed in the Museum’s permanent collection along with rotating temporary exhibits will be scheduled.

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Wikidata Q96381044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates33.78903, -117.85662

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Historic sites
Peaks: 58
Nature reserves: 37
Picnic sites: 27
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 5.7 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 6.0 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 6.2 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 6.4 mi
Springs: 19
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 3.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 106°1,734 m19.3 mi
Modjeska PeakESE 105°1,675 m18.6 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 105°1,401 m22.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakESE 111°1,373 m23.7 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 107°1,315 m23.9 mi
Pleasants PeakE 88°1,211 m14.4 mi
Bald PeakE 97°1,197 m18.6 mi
Bedford PeakE 95°1,161 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:0916:47

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.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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