Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Salute to Richard Register Green City Visionary, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (formerly the Judah L. Magnes Museum) is an extensive collection of Jewish history, art, and culture at the University of California, Berkeley. The Magnes Collection comprises more than 45,000 Jewish artworks, artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts, the third largest collection of its kind in the United States. The holdings of The Magnes Collection are catalogued into three distinct areas, which together constitute the single collection: the Archives, the Library, and the Museum.
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Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q6731353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of California, Berkeley
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Salute to Richard Register Green City Visionary: 0.0 mi
- Don Pedro Fages Expedition Monument: 0.1 mi
- Contribution Of The Citizens Of Berkeley To The Cause Of Education: 0.1 mi
- The Edwards Track Honor Roll: 0.1 mi
- Springer Memorial Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Coatlicue (The Americas): 0.0 mi
- Earth Song Tuning Fork: 0.1 mi
- Home: 0.1 mi
- The Spirit of Innovation: 0.1 mi
- Rotante Dal Foro Centrale: 0.1 mi
- Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 0.1 mi
- Berkeley Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology: 0.5 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 0.7 mi
- Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles: 1.0 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 1.7 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 2.5 mi
- Claremont Canyon: 2.5 mi
- Siesta Valley: 3.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park: 0.3 mi
- Old City Hall Complex: 0.3 mi
- Dwight Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Becky Temko Tot Park: 0.6 mi
- Presentation Park: 0.7 mi
- UC Berkeley Pollinator Garden: 0.3 mi
- Berkeley Student Organic Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ohlone Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Willard Pool: 0.7 mi
- Willard Pool: 0.8 mi
- Observatory Hill: 0.5 mi
- Holy Hill: 0.5 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 0.9 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 2.0 mi
- Spiral Knob: 2.0 mi
- Sather Tower: 0.5 mi
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 2.2 mi
- Little Farm: 2.8 mi
- Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 2.9 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 1.1 mi
- Picnic area #3: 1.2 mi
- Island: 2.0 mi
- Acacia: 2.1 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 2.5 mi
- Albany Beach: 3.0 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.1 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.6 mi
- Old Spring: 14.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 15.1 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 8.1 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 13.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lynn: 5.1 mi
- Winehaven: 10.0 mi
- Eckley: 13.2 mi
- Russell City: 16.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 6.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Chab: 12.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 12.8 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.5 mi
- Quarters A: 6.7 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Rest Stop: 17.2 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 15.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | ESE 109° | 617 m | 11.8 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | ENE 69° | 581 m | 2.6 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | ESE 103° | 557 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | ENE 76° | 540 m | 2.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | ENE 65° | 531 m | 2.0 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 108° | 531 m | 4.3 mi |
| Barberry Peak | E 91° | 513 m | 3.0 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | ESE 101° | 498 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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