Museum of Neon Art
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Museum of Neon Art is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Central Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
The Museum of Neon Art (MONA), in Glendale, California, United States, is an art museum that exhibits historic neon signs, and electric and kinetic art. The collection notably includes neon signs from the Brown Derby and Grauman's Chinese Theatre. In 2020, Corrie Siegel was appointed as the museum’s executive director. In addition to exhibitions and tours, the museum offers introductory classes in glass bending held in the museum's own studio.
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Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q3328437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Height
- 10.2 m
- Elevation
- 168.7 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glendale Central Park: 0.1 mi
- The Green: 0.1 mi
- Harvard Mini Park: 0.4 mi
- Maryland Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
- Glendale Heritage Garden: 0.6 mi
- Peace Monument of Glendale: 0.1 mi
- 2005 Glendale train crash Memorial: 1.3 mi
- William Mulholland Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Ritschel Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Boys' Camp Abandoned Pool: 2.5 mi
- Palmer Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Cycad Garden: 1.8 mi
- Amir's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Dante's View: 2.7 mi
- FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 2.7 mi
- Forest Lawn Museum: 1.2 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 1.6 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 1.6 mi
- Children's Discovery Center: 1.7 mi
- Grand Central Airport Terminal: 2.3 mi
- Adams Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Glendale Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bee Rock: 2.3 mi
- Taco Peak: 2.7 mi
- Giant Ball: 1.7 mi
- We Are All One: 3.0 mi
- Solar System: 3.1 mi
- Rebel Without a Cause Monument: 3.2 mi
- Elliot Smith "Figure 8" Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round: 1.8 mi
- Griffith Park Train Rides: 1.9 mi
- Egasse Braasch House -- The Good Will Hunting House: 2.2 mi
- Letter "H": 2.4 mi
- Haunted Picnic Table 29: 3.0 mi
- Polygon Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Bachman Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 3.4 mi
- Brand Park: 3.5 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Park Center: 1.7 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 2.0 mi
- Griffith Park Old Zoo: 2.1 mi
- Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 10.8 mi
- Fascination Spring: 11.0 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 13.1 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 13.2 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 13.5 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Millard Falls: 8.3 mi
- Royal Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 9.0 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 9.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 16.1 mi
- Palisades Beach: 17.0 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 18.5 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 18.9 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 19.0 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.9 mi
- Spa Palace: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Museum of Neon Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 38° | 1,879 m | 12.3 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NE 52° | 1,878 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NE 50° | 1,819 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 44° | 1,807 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Deception | NE 48° | 1,767 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Markham | NE 54° | 1,746 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ENE 63° | 1,737 m | 12.4 mi |
| Occidental Peak | ENE 57° | 1,736 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Glendale · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 5 mi
- Los Angeles · 6 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 6 mi
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