San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 89 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moreton Bay Fig Tree, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
The story
The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California. The present location of the museum was dedicated on January 14, 1933. A major addition to the museum was dedicated in April 2001, doubling exhibit space.
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Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q4891895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 89 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moreton Bay Fig Tree: 0.1 mi
- Lily Pond: 0.1 mi
- Spanish Village Art Center: 0.1 mi
- San Diego Zoo Miniature Railroad: 0.2 mi
- Balboa Park Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Reuben H. Fleet Science Center: 0.1 mi
- San Diego History Center: 0.1 mi
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Photographic Arts: 0.1 mi
- Timken Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Bosatsu: 0.1 mi
- Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec: 0.2 mi
- Odyssey III: 0.2 mi
- Solar Bird: 0.2 mi
- El Cid: 0.2 mi
- Ethno-botanic Garden: 0.4 mi
- Redwood Circle: 0.6 mi
- Sefton Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Marston Point: 0.8 mi
- Golden Hill Drive Park: 0.8 mi
- Kate Sessions: 0.6 mi
- AIDS Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Waldo Waterman Monument: 1.1 mi
- San Diego Gay Pride Monument: 1.2 mi
- Blackened Fish Taco: 1.2 mi
- Marston Point: 0.7 mi
- Cowles Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 8.9 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Pyles Peak: 8.9 mi
- Zoro Garden: 0.1 mi
- Desert Garden: 0.1 mi
- Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Botanical Building: 0.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Swordfish Point: 6.5 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 3.6 mi
- Central Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Beach: 4.0 mi
- Coronado Beach: 4.1 mi
- North Beach: 4.1 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 8.1 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Dog Spring: 8.6 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 10.3 mi
- La Honda Spring: 15.3 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 20.5 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 21.0 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 0.5 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 5.5 mi
- Adobe Falls: 5.6 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 24.2 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of San Diego Natural History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | E 95° | 1,139 m | 22.4 mi |
| El Cajon Mountain | ENE 56° | 1,112 m | 22.8 mi |
| Otay Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,067 m | 20.0 mi |
| El Capitan | NE 55° | 1,026 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NE 55° | 996 m | 23.9 mi |
| Silverdome II | NE 54° | 970.36 m | 21.8 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NNE 28° | 878 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 85° | 840 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 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 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/79288741
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