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San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is History Center of San Luis Obispo County, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is an art museum in San Luis Obispo, California. The building is west of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

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Wikidata Q18325623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.27958, -120.66493

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mission Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • San Luis Obispo Creek Walkway: 0.1 mi
  • Emerson Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Luis Obispo County Courthouse Lawn & Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cheng Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 19
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.1 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.1 mi
  • The P: 1.8 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 2.6 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 15
  • Sulphur Pot: 6.3 mi
  • McLain Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 12.2 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 12.7 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 0.5 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 2.2 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 4.0 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 8.6 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Pirates Cove: 7.7 mi
  • Avila Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Islay Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Rockrose: 10.9 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Meadow View: 10.9 mi
  • Holloway Garden: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 66°1,104 m19.3 mi
Black MountainENE 65°1,089 m19.2 mi
Hi MountainE 96°969 m13.6 mi
Lopez MountainENE 73°869 m5.1 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 94°865 m13.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 107°855 m9.5 mi
Gay MountainE 84°850 m5.8 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 343°836 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586164666767655954
Precip in5.14.93.91.40.50.10.10.00.10.82.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2805282745

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