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Long Beach Museum of Art

Long Beach Museum of Art is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Gilman Peak stands 514 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Valparaiso Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Long Beach Museum of Art is a museum located on Ocean Boulevard in the Bluff Park neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United States. The museum's permanent collection includes over 4,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts objects. Particular strengths include American decorative arts objects, early 20th century European art, California Modernism, and contemporary art of California. The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

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Dates from 1950.

Wikidata Q6672317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
9.9 m
Elevation
27.1 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.76347, -118.16476

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valparaiso Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Bixby Park: 0.2 mi
  • Caroll Park West: 0.4 mi
  • Carroll Park: 0.5 mi
  • Miracle on 4th Street Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • John Parkin Green Space: 0.8 mi
  • Horticulture: 2.0 mi
  • Chestnut Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • National Guard Armory Drought Tolerant Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 1.2 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 1.3 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 1.6 mi
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 1.7 mi
  • Laura Trelstad: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 51
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 2.1 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 2.6 mi
  • Gull Park: 3.4 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 5.8 mi
  • Dominguez Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 31
Picnic sites: 22
  • Mother's Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Day Camp: 12.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Washout Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 14.4 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilman PeakENE 63°514 m24.9 mi
San Pedro HillW 263°449 m9.9 mi
Puente HillsNE 49°435 m20.3 mi
Workman HillNNE 30°424 m18.3 mi
Ridgecrest HillW 270°402 m12.1 mi
Whittier HillNNE 28°384 m18.6 mi
Signal PeakESE 118°361 m23.1 mi
Robbers PeakE 79°329 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5416:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/440740756

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