- Elevation
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 126.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 36.9645, -122.0096
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is a museum in California, at a recorded 13 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Dipper, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.
museum in Santa Cruz, California
Dates from 1905.
Wikidata Q7419424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | NE 42° | 1,136 m | 13.6 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NE 43° | 1,097 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NNE 24° | 1,063 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NNE 20° | 1,061 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Chual | NE 42° | 1,046 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | NNW 346° | 985 m | 18.5 mi |
| El Sombroso | NNE 20° | 917 m | 15.8 mi |
| The Peak | N 349° | 917 m | 17.9 mi |
- 26.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Giant Dipper: 0.3 mi
- Looff Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Undertow: 0.5 mi
- Stagnaro Fishing Charters & Whale Watching Cruises: 0.6 mi
- NOAA - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Surfer Memorial Statue: 1.1 mi
- Branciforte: 1.2 mi
- Santa Cruz Bicentennial Monument: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Statue: 1.3 mi
- Compass Rose Plaza: 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
Museums: 39
Beaches: 33
- Harbor Beach: 0.5 mi
- Twin Lakes Beach: 0.6 mi
- Sunny Cove Beach: 1.1 mi
- Santa Maria's Beach: 1.3 mi
- Swift Beach: 2.3 mi
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
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 1 mi
- Capitola · 3 mi
- Aptos · 6 mi
- Watsonville · 14 mi
- Moss Landing · 17 mi
- Marina · 22 mi
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