Maritime Museum of San Diego
Maritime Museum of San Diego is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is HMS Surprise, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is a maritime museum in San Diego, California. Established in 1948, it preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located on San Diego Bay, the centerpiece of the museum's collection is Star of India, an 1863 iron barque. The museum maintains the MacMullen Library and Research Archives aboard the 1898 ferryboat Berkeley. It publishes the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Mains'l Haul: A Journal of Pacific Maritime History.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q3330638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- HMS Surprise: 0.0 mi
- Berkeley: 0.0 mi
- USS Dolphin: 0.0 mi
- Star of India: 0.0 mi
- Medea: 0.0 mi
- Guardian of Water: 0.1 mi
- #19 Baseball Player: 0.1 mi
- Serpent Tree: 0.2 mi
- Shhh Pavilion: The Hopekeeper: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Soul: 0.4 mi
- Waterfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Lane Field Park: 0.3 mi
- Piazza della Famiglia: 0.4 mi
- Progress Park: 0.4 mi
- Amici Park: 0.5 mi
- A. P. Giannini: 0.3 mi
- Al pescatore: 0.3 mi
- John Basilone: 0.4 mi
- Marinara Sauce: 0.5 mi
- Stuffed Artichokes: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.4 mi
- Firehouse Museum: 0.4 mi
- Navy SEAL Museum San Diego: 0.4 mi
- USS Midway Museum: 0.5 mi
- San Diego Police Museum: 0.7 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 1.0 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Kate O. Sessions Cactus Garden: 1.3 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 1.5 mi
- Marston Point: 1.0 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Cowles Mountain: 10.4 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Swordfish Point: 4.9 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 2.1 mi
- North Beach: 2.6 mi
- Central Beach: 2.6 mi
- Coronado Beach: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 2.8 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 9.1 mi
- Dog Spring: 10.2 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 11.8 mi
- La Honda Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 21.7 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 22.5 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 7.2 mi
- Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maritime Museum of San Diego. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | E 93° | 1,139 m | 23.9 mi |
| El Cajon Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,112 m | 24.5 mi |
| Otay Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,067 m | 21.0 mi |
| El Capitan | NE 56° | 1,026 m | 24.1 mi |
| Silverdome II | NE 55° | 970.36 m | 23.5 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NNE 31° | 878 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 84° | 840 m | 21.5 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NNE 33° | 824 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
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 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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