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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History from directly overhead

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Life-size Gray Whale Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

museum in Santa Cruz, California

Dates from 1905.

Wikidata Q7419424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
13 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.96455, -122.00959

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Life-size Gray Whale Sculpture: 0.0 mi
  • Stone Spire: 0.4 mi
  • Santa Cruz Art League Galleries: 0.7 mi
  • Otter Touching Its Tail: 0.7 mi
  • Tori Gate (Opening to the Sea): 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Tyrrell Park: 0.0 mi
  • East Cliff Accent: 0.2 mi
  • Twin Lakes - USA: 0.4 mi
  • Oceanview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Raymond Street Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Aloha Terrace: 0.6 mi
  • Buckeye Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Millennium Circle: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Santa Cruz Hostel: 0.8 mi
  • Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Branciforte: 1.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Bolcoff Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Horseback Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
  • La Corona: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Massiah: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 55
Gardens: 42
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 23
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Ferndell: 6.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 10.1 mi
Springs: 15
  • Dodero Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 3.2 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Chrystal Cliff: 1.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 1.5 mi
  • Capitola Bluffs: 3.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.5 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 2.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 42°1,154 m13.6 mi
Crystal PeakNE 43°1,097 m14.1 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 24°1,063 m14.8 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 20°1,061 m14.6 mi
Mount ChualNE 42°1,046 m14.4 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 346°985 m18.5 mi
El SombrosoNNE 20°917 m15.8 mi
The PeakN 349°917 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/64622304

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