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Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center

Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center from directly overhead

Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornelia White House, a museum 0.1 miles away.

The story

art museum in Palm Springs, California

Dates from 1938.

Wikidata Q2048123, matched on coordinates and name (643 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Palm Springs Art Museum

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81920, -116.54652

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Baristo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Downtown Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jackie Lee Houston Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Frances Stevens Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ruth Hardy Park: 1.2 mi
Springs
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Indian Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Dos Palmas Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Agua Fuerte Spring: 7.9 mi
Peaks
  • Cahuilla Peak: 3.1 mi
  • 783: 4.2 mi
  • Murray Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Desert Angel: 5.1 mi
  • Garnet Hill: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Attractions: 31
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 0.3 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 1.1 mi
  • Smoke Tree Ranch: 2.1 mi
  • Park Imperial South House: 2.2 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 2.6 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 24
  • California Desert Region: 1.3 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 1.3 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 1.3 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 1.3 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Isabelle: 0.3 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 0.4 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 0.8 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 1.1 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Tong wen neval: 1.1 mi
  • Shiprock: 3.9 mi
  • Sawmill Flats: 10.9 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Speed of Light Experiment: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tahquitz Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Dry Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakW 268°3,288 m7.6 mi
Jean PeakW 263°3,202 m7.7 mi
Folly PeakW 270°3,195 m7.9 mi
Marion MountainWSW 259°3,150 m8.2 mi
Miller PeakW 268°3,143 m7.3 mi
Newton Drury PeakW 265°3,102 m8.1 mi
Mount Saint EllenW 260°3,097 m8.4 mi
Cornell PeakW 267°2,928 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
December solstice06:4816:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596167738088939388786657
Precip in1.41.10.60.10.00.00.30.20.20.20.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palm Springs, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/480740940

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