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Pretend City Children's Museum

Pretend City Children's Museum, a museum in California
Pretend City Children's Museum, a museum in CaliforniaErmalfaro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pretend City Children's Museum, a museum in California
Ermalfaro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pretend City Children's Museum, a museum in California
Ermalfaro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pretend City Children's Museum, a museum in California
Ermalfaro · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Pretend City Children's Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Olivos Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Pretend City Children’s Museum is a nonprofit children’s museum located in Irvine, California. The museum encompasses 17 interactive learning spaces that simulate a small interconnected city. In addition to its learning spaces, the museum provides community resources such as developmental screenings and tools for families, educators, and community agencies.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2009.

Wikidata Q20714948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.64193, -117.73960
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Los Olivos Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Park at Los Olivos: 0.6 mi
  • Trailside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Giardino della Vista: 0.9 mi
  • Veeh Ranch Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Folded Circle Three Rings: 0.8 mi
  • Orc Statue: 1.9 mi
  • lily home: 3.3 mi
  • The Pacific Promise: 4.0 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks: 60
Museums: 44
Springs: 33
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 5.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 7.8 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 7.9 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 8.7 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pretend City Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 68°1,734 m12.7 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 64°1,675 m12.5 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 75°1,401 m15.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 84°1,373 m15.5 mi
Horsethief PeakE 79°1,315 m16.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 36°1,211 m13.1 mi
Bald PeakNE 56°1,197 m14.1 mi
Bedford PeakNE 47°1,161 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760626669737574696256
Precip in3.13.42.10.80.30.10.00.00.20.71.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tustin Irvine RCH, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9874502215

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