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The New Children's Museum

The New Children's Museum, a museum in California
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The New Children's Museum, a museum in California
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The New Children's Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dream. A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The New Children's Museum is an arts–based children's museum in downtown San Diego, California, whose mission is to "stimulate imagination, creativity and critical thinking in children and families through inventive and engaging experiences with contemporary art". The museum commissions contemporary artists to create room-sized art installations (playscapes) for children to interact with and explore; it has collaborated with hundreds of artists since opening in 2008. The museum is housed in a dynamic space designed by architect Rob Wellington Quigley and is one of the first green museums in California.

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Wikidata Q64166817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.71067, -117.16516
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.3 mi
  • Point Loma: 5.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.4 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 11.3 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakE 91°1,139 m23.4 mi
El Cajon MountainNE 55°1,112 m24.5 mi
Otay MountainESE 113°1,067 m20.3 mi
El CapitanNE 54°1,026 m24.1 mi
Silverdome IINE 52°970.36 m23.5 mi
Woodson MountainNNE 29°878 m23.5 mi
Sycuan PeakE 82°840 m21.1 mi
North Iron MountainNNE 31°824 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1803431547

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