Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
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Morro Bay Museum of Natural History is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sperm Whale Jaw, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
The Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Morro Bay State Park, Morro Bay, California, United States, opened in 1962. The museum sits on a hill overlooking the Morro Bay estuary, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a view of Morro Rock. It is the only natural history museum in the California State Park system. From 1993 through 2002, the museum was remodeled in a three-phase modernization project, with exhibits by Exhibitgroup Giltspur, which has also created exhibits for the Smithsonian and J. Paul Getty museums. Interactive displays focus on the ecology of the Morro Bay estuary, including building a sand dune, operating the hydrologic cycle and creating food chains.
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Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q6914160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- California State Parks
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 9 mi
- Estero Bay · 9 mi
- Avila Overlook · 16 mi
- Octopus Oak · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bayshore Bluffs Park: 0.5 mi
- Tidelands Park: 0.9 mi
- Monty Young Park: 1.0 mi
- Mariner Park: 1.1 mi
- Pasadena Park: 1.2 mi
- Black Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 1.7 mi
- Morro Rock: 2.1 mi
- Hollister Peak: 3.2 mi
- Hazard Peak: 4.5 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 1.3 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 1.7 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 10.9 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 11.1 mi
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County: 11.1 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 0.0 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 1.7 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 1.8 mi
- Devils Gap: 9.8 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 11.0 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 1.9 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 2.0 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 2.0 mi
- MB: 2.1 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 0.7 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 1.3 mi
- Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Udderly Osos: 1.4 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 1.7 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 1.9 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 2.5 mi
- Water Tanks: 10.9 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 2.2 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 4.9 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 5.6 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 7.7 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 10.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.6 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rotary Garden: 11.7 mi
- Holloway Garden: 5.6 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Rockrose: 21.8 mi
- Willow Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Meadow View: 21.9 mi
- Islay Falls: 5.4 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Big Falls: 19.7 mi
- Little Falls: 21.2 mi
- Little Falls: 21.2 mi
- McLain Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 16.7 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #1: 22.9 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #2: 23.4 mi
- Town Spring: 24.7 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Cracked Wall: 9.0 mi
- Fossil Point: 13.7 mi
- Fossil Point: 13.7 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 14.0 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Morro Bay Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 341° | 894 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | ESE 102° | 869 m | 15.3 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 334° | 857 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 111° | 855 m | 20.6 mi |
| Gay Mountain | ESE 104° | 850 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | ENE 67° | 836 m | 8.3 mi |
| Black Butte | E 100° | 824 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 53° | 797 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174070
Day trips start here
- Morro Bay · 2 mi
- Los Osos · 3 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 11 mi
- Avila Beach · 13 mi
- Atascadero · 14 mi
- Pismo Beach · 17 mi
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