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Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Santa Barbara Museum of Art is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bossé Toy Train Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) is an art museum located in downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States. Founded in 1941, it is home to both permanent and special collections, the former of which includes Asian, American, and European art that spans 4,000 years from ancient to modern.

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Dates from 1941.

Wikidata Q7419233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
24 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42333, -119.70402

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 51
Peaks: 49
  • Dibblee Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
  • Arlington Peak: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 45
Springs: 29
  • Veronica Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 9.3 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 27
Attractions: 24
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 15
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Seven Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 4.4 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 10.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 9.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 9°2,077 m19.2 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 19°1,993 m19.6 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 343°1,973 m20.8 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 337°1,887 m20.9 mi
Samon PeakN 9°1,840 m21.7 mi
Monte AridoENE 59°1,831 m15.7 mi
Old Man MountainENE 66°1,688 m15.7 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 340°1,687 m18.1 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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/368174524

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