The J. Paul Getty Museum
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The J. Paul Getty Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Terrace, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 13 miles off.
The story
The J. Paul Getty Museum, commonly referred to as the Getty, is an American art museum in Los Angeles, California, housed on two campuses: the Getty Center and Getty Villa. It is operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's wealthiest art institution. The Getty Center is located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on a cliff overlooking the Sepulveda Pass. It features pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs from the inception of photography through present day from all over the world. The original Getty museum, the Getty Villa, is located on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. It displays art from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.
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Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q731126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Terrace: 0.0 mi
- Central Garden: 0.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Boy with Frog: 0.1 mi
- L' Air: 0.1 mi
- That Profile: 0.1 mi
- Angle wings: 1.5 mi
- Straus: 1.6 mi
- LA City Open Space: 0.8 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Getty View Park: 1.4 mi
- Hilton Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Mandeville Canyon Park: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Barrington Park: 1.0 mi
- Barrington Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
- Weyburn Park Area: 1.6 mi
- Hannah Carter Japanese Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wilson Plaza: 1.7 mi
- fresh prince of bel air: 1.5 mi
- The Playboy Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Maison Johnny Halliday: 3.1 mi
- Rodeo Drive: 4.0 mi
- Big Olive Tree: 4.0 mi
- Bob Hope Veterans Chaple plaque: 1.6 mi
- Jackie Robinson Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Napoleon Bonaparte: 1.9 mi
- Duke Ellington Memorial: 2.0 mi
- United Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame: 1.7 mi
- Birthplace of the Internet: 1.9 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs Cultural Center and Museum: 2.4 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Mister Brainwash Art Museum: 4.1 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 3.4 mi
- San Vicente Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Green Peak: 4.3 mi
- Temescal Peak: 4.9 mi
- Gizmo Peak: 5.1 mi
- Lake Side: 7.5 mi
- Garden Grove: 7.6 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 7.6 mi
- Common Grounds: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Central: 7.7 mi
- Palisades Beach: 4.3 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 5.2 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 5.7 mi
- Mother's Beach: 6.7 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 6.7 mi
- Temescal Falls: 3.6 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 5.5 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.6 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.7 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Spring: 5.7 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 5.9 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 14.7 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 16.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 13.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.5 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.1 mi
- Spa Palace: 11.8 mi
- Coba Arch: 20.0 mi
- Mentryville: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of The J. Paul Getty Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | NE 49° | 951.6 m | 14.6 mi |
| Saddle Peak | W 270° | 851 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mission Point | NNW 348° | 832 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 56° | 803 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNW 328° | 797 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chatsworth Peak | NW 322° | 692 m | 15.7 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | WNW 283° | 657 m | 10.5 mi |
| Temescal Peak | WNW 291° | 648 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Getty CTR, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4745189816
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/West · 2 mi
- Beverly Hills · 4 mi
- Pacific Palisades · 4 mi
- Santa Monica · 4 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 5 mi
- Westside · 5 mi
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