Norton Simon Museum of Art
Norton Simon Museum of Art is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
art museum in Pasadena, California
Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q1752085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Norton Simon Museum of Art: 0.0 mi
- Pasadena Museum of History: 0.2 mi
- The Gamble House: 0.4 mi
- Kidspace Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- USC Pacific Asia Museum: 1.0 mi
- Defenders Park: 0.1 mi
- Defenders Park: 0.2 mi
- Desiderio Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.6 mi
- Lower Arroyo Park: 0.6 mi
- Colorado Street Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Old Pasadena Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- The Big Bang Theory Rooftop: 1.2 mi
- The Century House: 2.1 mi
- Wrigley Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Oakland Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Arlington Garden: 1.2 mi
- Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
- Catalina Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Defenders of the Union: 0.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Armenian Genocide Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Pasadena Robinson Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 1.5 mi
- Lower Arroyo Park: 0.7 mi
- Hahamongna Watershed Natural Park: 3.3 mi
- Gould Canyon Trail: 3.9 mi
- Polygon Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Fork in the Road: 1.1 mi
- Williamson Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Student Gallery: 2.1 mi
- St. Francis: 2.6 mi
- Lion Dogs: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 1.4 mi
- Grace Hill: 1.5 mi
- Poppy Peak: 1.7 mi
- Flint Peak: 2.4 mi
- Fiji Hill: 2.9 mi
- Art Center Food Garden: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 3.2 mi
- Paul Little: 6.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 11.6 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 11.7 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 13.5 mi
- Fascination Spring: 13.8 mi
- Doe Spring: 14.0 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 4.9 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 4.9 mi
- Grand Chasm Falls: 4.9 mi
- Suspended Boulder Falls: 4.9 mi
- Mother's Beach: 20.5 mi
- Palisades Beach: 22.0 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 22.3 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 23.7 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 24.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 7.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.7 mi
- Spa Palace: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Norton Simon Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 13° | 1,879 m | 9.7 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 27° | 1,878 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 24° | 1,819 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NNE 20° | 1,807 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNE 20° | 1,767 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 29° | 1,746 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 46° | 1,737 m | 7.8 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 35° | 1,736 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:09 | 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 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/558328380
Day trips start here
- Pasadena · 2 mi
- South Pasadena · 2 mi
- San Marino · 3 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 4 mi
- Alhambra · 5 mi
- Glendale · 5 mi
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