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Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Seymour Marine Discovery Center from directly overhead

Seymour Marine Discovery Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Whale Skeleton, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.94915, -122.06489

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Blue Whale Skeleton: 0.0 mi
  • Grey Whale Skeleton: 0.1 mi
  • Monarch Eucalyptus Grove: 0.6 mi
  • Wilder Ranch: 1.3 mi
  • Steamer Lane Surfing: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Moore Creek Wetland Natural Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Antonelli Pond: 0.6 mi
  • Wilder Beach Natural Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve: 1.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Moonshine Landing: 0.5 mi
  • Streetcar Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Surfer Memorial Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Hostel: 2.5 mi
  • Santa Cruz Mission (site): 2.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Volcano Commons Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Aloha Terrace: 2.6 mi
  • Wagner Grove: 2.7 mi
  • Buckeye Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Millennium Circle: 2.8 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Horseback Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Bolcoff Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Table Rock: 4.1 mi
  • La Corona: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 56
  • Younger Beach: 0.1 mi
  • De Anza Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Natural Bridges State Beach: 0.4 mi
  • 2222 Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 37
Museums: 32
Waterfalls: 25
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Ferndell: 7.1 mi
  • Maple Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 13.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Dodero Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 4.8 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Chrystal Cliff: 2.5 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 3.5 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 0.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 47°1,154 m16.5 mi
Crystal PeakNE 48°1,097 m17.0 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 32°1,063 m17.2 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 28°1,061 m16.9 mi
Mount ChualNE 47°1,046 m17.3 mi
Mount BielawskiN 355°985 m19.0 mi
Castle RockN 355°979 m19.4 mi
El SombrosoNNE 28°917 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/34624860

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