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
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Street Linear Park: 0.4 mi
- Tyson Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Balderama Park: 0.6 mi
- Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
- 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
- Fire Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Wire Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Kelly: 4.1 mi
- Stuart Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Loma Alta Mountain: 5.2 mi
- 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
- VANC Garden: 0.7 mi
- El Corazon Senior Center Garden: 3.7 mi
- 1000-2000 Walkway Planters: 6.1 mi
- Alta Vista Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Incredible Edibles: 11.4 mi
- California Surf Museum: 0.2 mi
- WWII/Korea LVT Museum: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Making Music: 6.1 mi
- Model Shop: 6.2 mi
- Green Dragon Tavern and Museum: 6.4 mi
- VANC Honor Wall: 0.7 mi
- Murray Mission Monument: 5.4 mi
- North County Regional Center San Diego County Law Library: 7.2 mi
- Camp Pendleton: 9.3 mi
- Stagecoach Station Ruins: 11.9 mi
- Snowy Plover Enclosure: 0.8 mi
- Lake Calavera Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Los Jilgueros Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Oceanside City Beach: 0.4 mi
- Buccaneer Beach: 1.2 mi
- South Oceanside Beach: 2.0 mi
- Saint Malo Beach: 2.4 mi
- Tamarack Beach: 3.7 mi
- Indian Rock Spring: 16.7 mi
- Case Spring: 17.5 mi
- Mud Springs: 18.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.9 mi
- 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
- El Salto Falls: 4.7 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 24.8 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 5.9 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 6.4 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 20.8 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Del Mar Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 24.0 mi
- San Pasqual: 24.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | N 9° | 1,527 m | 15.1 mi |
| Margarita Peak | N 358° | 956 m | 17.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | N 358° | 885 m | 21.0 mi |
| Patrol | NNE 27° | 884 m | 15.6 mi |
| Redonda Mesa | N 5° | 841 m | 20.3 mi |
| Tenaja Mountain | N 5° | 819 m | 21.5 mi |
| Avenaloca Mesa | N 9° | 776 m | 20.7 mi |
| Rocky Peak | N 5° | 701 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:09 | 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 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside Marina, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/497814090
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