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Kidspace Children's Museum

Kidspace Children's Museum, a museum in California
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Kidspace Children's Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

Kidspace Children's Museum is a children's museum in Pasadena, California. It is located next to the Rose Bowl, in the former Fannie E. Morrison Horticultural Center.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1979.

Wikidata Q6405032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15584, -118.16388

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Armenian Genocide Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Defenders of the Union: 1.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Pasadena Robinson Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 2.2 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Artworks
  • Williamson Gallery: 1.5 mi
  • Student Gallery: 1.5 mi
  • Fork in the Road: 1.8 mi
  • Unincorporated Mural: 2.9 mi
  • St. Francis: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 43
  • Art Center Food Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 3.3 mi
  • Paul Little: 5.6 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Springs: 37
  • Not Much of a Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Doe Spring: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 7.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Kidspace Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 16°1,879 m9.2 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 32°1,878 m7.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 28°1,819 m7.1 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 23°1,807 m8.6 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 24°1,767 m7.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 33°1,746 m6.7 mi
Mount WilsonNE 51°1,737 m7.5 mi
Occidental PeakNE 40°1,736 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/55880306

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