Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 92 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Historical Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit which operates both a flagship Mission Canyon campus located along Mission Creek in the Upper Eastside, and the ocean-focused Sea Center located on Stearns Warf. As of 2023, the museum served about 230,000 visitors annually, with attendance split roughly evenly across its two campuses. The museum has a variety of indoor exhibit halls and outdoor spaces to provide additional hands-on and interactive learning opportunities to visitors. Permanent exhibits focus on regional natural history, including native wildlife (particularly botany, entomology, mammalogy, and ornithology), marine life, and the history of native Chumash people. Additional exhibits focus on astronomy, geology, paleontology, and the area's unique Mediterranean climate. Among the facilities are a historic research library, the Palmer Observatory, and the John & Peggy Maximus Gallery, housing a collection of over 5,000 antique nature prints and illustrations. The museum claims to host the only full-dome planetarium on the Central Coast.
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Dates from 1916.
Wikidata Q4306264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 92 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Historical Park: 0.2 mi
- El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Rocky Nook Park: 0.2 mi
- Orpet Park: 0.6 mi
- Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Beacon Of Hope: 1.0 mi
- California Fishroom: 1.0 mi
- Cubist Fish: 1.0 mi
- Fossil Erosion: 1.0 mi
- Octopus: 1.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.2 mi
- Bubb's Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lavigia Hill: 2.5 mi
- Dibblee Hill: 2.6 mi
- Arlington Peak: 2.9 mi
- El Cuartel: 1.6 mi
- Syuxtun Story Circle: 2.5 mi
- Conception Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Las Barrancas Trailhead: 2.9 mi
- County Firefighters Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Veronica Springs: 2.6 mi
- Montecito Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
- Laurel Springs: 6.7 mi
- Middle Camuesa Spring: 8.1 mi
- 19 Oaks Spring: 9.3 mi
- West Beach: 2.5 mi
- East Beach: 2.9 mi
- Leadbetter Beach: 2.9 mi
- Hendrys Beach: 3.1 mi
- Arroyo Burro Beach: 3.1 mi
- Island View: 1.0 mi
- Quail Grove: 1.0 mi
- Ceremonial Teahouse: 1.0 mi
- Raptor's Perch: 1.0 mi
- Arroyo: 1.1 mi
- Bossé Toy Train Museum: 1.2 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Carriage Museum: 1.4 mi
- Casa Dolores: 1.6 mi
- Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library: 1.7 mi
- Mission Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Dart Coffee Co. Garden: 2.2 mi
- Formal Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Lotusland: 3.3 mi
- Harriet Miller Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Area 2: 4.3 mi
- Area 7: 4.3 mi
- Area 1: 4.4 mi
- Modoc Preserve: 2.8 mi
- San Marcos Foothills Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Casa Dorinda Oak Woodland: 4.4 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Seven Falls: 2.4 mi
- Tangerine Falls: 3.7 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 4.5 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 7.4 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 20.9 mi
- Barger Bluff: 3.5 mi
- San Ysidro Rock: 5.3 mi
- Fire Crags: 5.8 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 9.7 mi
- San Roque Arch: 3.0 mi
- Elusive Arch: 9.7 mi
- Little Caliente Spring: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | N 11° | 2,077 m | 18.1 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NNE 22° | 1,993 m | 18.6 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,973 m | 19.5 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,887 m | 19.5 mi |
| Samon Peak | N 11° | 1,840 m | 20.6 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 64° | 1,831 m | 15.6 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,688 m | 15.8 mi |
| Santa Cruz Peak | NNW 341° | 1,687 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174527
Day trips start here
- Santa Barbara · 1 mi
- Montecito · 5 mi
- Goleta · 6 mi
- Carpinteria · 12 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 17 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 19 mi
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