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Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Santa Barbara Historical Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is El Cuartel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum is located in Santa Barbara, California, U.S. It features relics from Chumash, Spanish, Mexican, Yankee, and Chinese cultures, including artifacts, photographs, furnishings and textiles, dating as far back as the 15th century. The Museum is located at 136 East De la Guerra in the heart of historic downtown Santa Barbara. The facility was built in 1965 by the Santa Barbara Historical Society.

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Dates from 1932.

Wikidata Q7419226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
15 m

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Barbara Historical Society
Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42153, -119.69729

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • De la Guerra Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Storke Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Plaza de Vera Cruz: 0.2 mi
  • Plaza Vera Cruz: 0.3 mi
  • Ortega Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 54
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 49
  • Dibblee Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 3.6 mi
  • Arlington Peak: 4.3 mi
Springs: 29
  • Veronica Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 9.4 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 27
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Seven Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 11.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 9.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Barbara Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 7°2,077 m19.2 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 18°1,993 m19.6 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 342°1,973 m21.1 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 337°1,887 m21.2 mi
Samon PeakN 8°1,840 m21.8 mi
Monte AridoENE 58°1,831 m15.4 mi
Old Man MountainENE 65°1,688 m15.4 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 339°1,687 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1516:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174531

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