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Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum

Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum from directly overhead

Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. San Rafael Mountain stands 1,973 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates34.59180, -120.13961
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 44
Peaks: 41
  • Chalk Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Gaviota Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Santa Rosa Hills: 8.4 mi
  • Bee Rock: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 33
Springs: 32
  • Monjas Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Hot Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Fine Spring: 13.1 mi
  • La Jolla Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Chicken Springs: 14.1 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 14
  • Cumbre Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Pino Alto: 13.6 mi
  • Figueroa Lookout: 13.7 mi
  • First Crossing Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Oso Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Gaviota Nude Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Little Cojo Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Haskell's Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Sands Beach: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 7
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 0.3 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 10.3 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 10.6 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 11.0 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Elusive Arch: 16.7 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Rafael MountainENE 66°1,973 m20.2 mi
McKinley MountainENE 65°1,887 m18.4 mi
Santa Cruz PeakENE 74°1,687 m19.4 mi
Cachuma MountainNE 56°1,409 m16.4 mi
Figueroa MountainNE 40°1,378 m13.7 mi
Ranger PeakNE 50°1,376 m14.0 mi
Little Pine MountainE 88°1,368 m22.8 mi
Zaca PeakNNE 28°1,312 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4919:4020:17
September equinox06:4918:2618:59
December solstice07:0416:1616:54

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2805323075

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