- Elevation
- 47 m
- Tallest summit within 20.2 miles
- Verdugo Peak951.6 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11011.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.0146, -118.4478
Main Building is a museum in California, at a recorded 47 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Flying, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.
- Height
- 7.9 m
- Elevation
- 47.3 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Main Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | NE 35° | 951.6 m | 16.8 mi |
| Castro Peak | WNW 284° | 855 m | 19.9 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WNW 290° | 851 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 40° | 803 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chatsworth Peak | NNW 327° | 692 m | 20.1 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | WNW 300° | 657 m | 13.5 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NW 315° | 648 m | 8.6 mi |
| McAuley Peak | WNW 284° | 625 m | 16.2 mi |
- 11.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Museum of Flying: 0.0 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs Cultural Center and Museum: 2.2 mi
- Santa Monica Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- California Heritage Museum: 2.2 mi
- Wende Museum of the Cold War: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Spirit of Santa Monica: 0.0 mi
- Jeanne French's Car: 2.0 mi
- Abbot Kinney Boulevard: 2.0 mi
- Main Street: 2.1 mi
- Historic end of Route 66: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Douglas DC-3 Monument: 0.0 mi
- Clover Field: 0.1 mi
- Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument: 1.5 mi
- Sara Berman Greenway: 1.9 mi
- Bodega: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Baldwin Hills: 3.8 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 6.3 mi
- Castellammare Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Parker Mesa: 7.5 mi
- Green Peak: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- Mother's Beach: 2.4 mi
- Palisades Beach: 3.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 6.2 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 6.9 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Temescal Falls: 6.3 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 8.7 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.1 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 19.1 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Monica · 2 mi
- Culver City · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 4 mi
- Beverly Hills · 5 mi
- Pacific Palisades · 5 mi
- Westchester · 5 mi
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