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Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center

Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center from directly overhead

Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. San Rafael Mountain stands 1,973 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Ynez Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Wikidata Q1787293, matched on coordinates and name (399 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2025-05-15
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.61096, -120.08379
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Santa Ynez Park: 0.1 mi
  • kitiyepumu' Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elders Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunny Fields Park: 2.3 mi
  • Campo Santo: 3.2 mi
Springs: 59
  • Monjas Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Fine Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Chicken Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Hot Springs: 10.7 mi
  • La Jolla Spring: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 47
Peaks: 47
  • Chalk Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Bee Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Peak: 8.3 mi
  • Broadcast Peak: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 44
Attractions: 20
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 3.3 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 8.5 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 9.0 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 9.3 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Cumbre Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Pino Alto: 10.6 mi
  • Figueroa Lookout: 10.8 mi
  • First Crossing Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
  • Lower Oso Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Gaviota Nude Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Haskell's Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Sands Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Devereux Beach: 18.4 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Elusive Arch: 14.5 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Rafael MountainENE 66°1,973 m16.8 mi
McKinley MountainENE 65°1,887 m14.9 mi
Peak MountainNNE 32°1,773 m23.8 mi
McPherson PeakNE 39°1,752.3 m24.6 mi
Santa Cruz PeakENE 75°1,687 m15.9 mi
Cachuma MountainNE 53°1,409 m13.1 mi
Figueroa MountainNNE 31°1,378 m10.7 mi
Ranger PeakNE 45°1,376 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4919:4020:17
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0416:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515255586166707169645650
Precip in4.95.33.61.30.50.10.00.00.10.81.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cachuma Lake, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1213533517

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