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Oceanside Museum of Art

Oceanside Museum of Art is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is California Surf Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away.

The story

Oceanside Museum of Art is a fine arts museum in Oceanside, California. It began holding exhibits in 1995, with a dedicated facility opening on October 6, 1997. The museum is housed in two buildings designed by Irving Gill and Frederick Fisher, modernist architects from Southern California. The museum houses art focused on works by contemporary artists of Southern California. Works exhibited include paintings, sculptures, furniture, art quilts and fiber designs, and glass. The museum also hosts or sponsors classes, lectures, tours, concerts, films, events, and chartered travel to other cultural art exhibits. The 20,020 square foot facility includes 9,128 square feet of gallery space. It typically features over a dozen modern and contemporary art exhibitions each year, including exhibits at other community locations. The museum attracts 25,000 visitors each year, including 4,000 students who participate in programs.

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Dates from 1997.

Wikidata Q26869471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.19803, -117.37867

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • GoJump Oceanside Skydiving: 2.0 mi
  • Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: 4.2 mi
  • Carlsbad Flower Fields: 6.0 mi
  • LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure: 6.2 mi
  • Builders Guild: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 55
  • Carlsbad Sign: 3.2 mi
  • Giant Chicken: 5.2 mi
  • Lego Mt. Rushmore: 6.2 mi
  • Lego Eiffel Tower: 6.2 mi
  • Lego Statue of Liberty: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 48
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Beaches: 20
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • El Salto Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 22.1 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Oceanside Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ClarkN 9°1,527 m15.1 mi
Margarita PeakN 358°956 m17.0 mi
Miller MountainN 358°885 m21.0 mi
PatrolNNE 27°884 m15.6 mi
Redonda MesaN 5°841 m20.3 mi
Tenaja MountainN 5°819 m21.5 mi
Avenaloca MesaN 9°776 m20.7 mi
Rocky PeakN 5°701 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5016:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555556586164676867645955
Precip in2.22.41.40.80.30.10.00.00.20.60.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside Marina, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/497814090

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