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History Center of San Luis Obispo County

History Center of San Luis Obispo County from directly overhead

History Center of San Luis Obispo County is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Dates from 1772.

Wikidata Q49012, matched on coordinates and name (680 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
62 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.28008, -120.66497

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mission Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • San Luis Obispo Creek Walkway: 0.1 mi
  • San Luis Obispo County Courthouse Lawn & Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Emerson Park: 0.3 mi
  • North Broad Street Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Museums: 25
Attractions: 19
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.1 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.1 mi
  • The P: 1.7 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 2.6 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 15
  • Sulphur Pot: 6.3 mi
  • McLain Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 12.2 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 12.7 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 0.5 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 2.2 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 4.1 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 8.6 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 12
  • Pirates Cove: 7.7 mi
  • Avila Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Islay Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Rockrose: 10.9 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Meadow View: 11.0 mi
  • Holloway Garden: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of History Center of San Luis Obispo County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 66°1,104 m19.3 mi
Black MountainENE 66°1,089 m19.2 mi
Hi MountainE 96°969 m13.6 mi
Lopez MountainENE 73°869 m5.1 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 94°865 m13.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 107°855 m9.6 mi
Gay MountainE 84°850 m5.8 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 343°836 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586164666767655954
Precip in5.14.93.91.40.50.10.10.00.10.82.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174451

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