Wende Museum of the Cold War
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Wende Museum of the Cold War is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Piece of Berlin Wall, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
The Wende is an art museum, archive, and cultural center in Culver City, California. It focuses on the history and material culture of dissident movements, civil society, and human rights advocacy in the late 20th century. Founded in 2002, the museum preserves and provides public access to cultural materials documenting nonconformist networks and resistance movements, including Solidarity in Poland and Jewish life and activism in the Soviet Union. Its exhibitions and public programs address connections between history, art, wellness, and community engagement.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2002.
Wikidata Q7982353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 8.3 m
- Elevation
- 27.4 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piece of Berlin Wall: 0.0 mi
- Film Strip USA: 0.2 mi
- Path of Life: 0.2 mi
- Emerald Rings: 0.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Culver City Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Kaizuka Meditation Garden: 0.5 mi
- Motor Avenue Urban Garden: 1.3 mi
- Doris' Japanese Garden: 1.8 mi
- Sara Berman Greenway: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Coombs Parkette: 0.3 mi
- Doctor Paul Carlson Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Tellefson Park: 0.5 mi
- Lindberg Park: 0.7 mi
- Olympic Marathon Winners: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Union Camp Latham: 0.6 mi
- Lugo Ranch Plaque: 1.0 mi
- Town Plaza: 1.0 mi
- A Moment in Time: 1.0 mi
- Sony Pictures Studio Tour: 0.3 mi
- Jeanne French's Car: 0.6 mi
- Spirit of Santa Monica: 2.5 mi
- LMU: 2.8 mi
- Urbanscape: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Jurassic Technology: 1.1 mi
- Center for Land Use Interpretation: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Flying: 2.5 mi
- Main Building: 2.5 mi
- Museum of Tolerance: 2.9 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 1.4 mi
- Briar Summit: 8.2 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 8.5 mi
- Olive Hill: 8.8 mi
- Maltman peak: 8.9 mi
- La Brea Green Belt: 2.7 mi
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve: 3.8 mi
- LAX El Segundo Dunes Preserve: 5.0 mi
- LA City Open Space: 5.9 mi
- Lake Side: 1.9 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 2.0 mi
- Garden Grove: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Central: 2.1 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Mother's Beach: 3.7 mi
- Palisades Beach: 6.3 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 7.1 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 8.7 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 9.3 mi
- Temescal Falls: 8.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 10.9 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Millard Falls: 20.8 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 21.3 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Spring: 11.4 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.6 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 19.9 mi
- Fascination Spring: 20.0 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 20.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.2 mi
- Spa Palace: 8.3 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Wende Museum of the Cold War. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lukens | NNE 28° | 1,546.6 m | 20.2 mi |
| Verdugo Peak | NNE 27° | 951.6 m | 15.8 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WNW 288° | 851 m | 15.1 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NNE 33° | 803 m | 15.3 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | WNW 296° | 657 m | 15.8 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NW 306° | 648 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf | N 3° | 630 m | 20.7 mi |
| McAuley Peak | WNW 283° | 625 m | 18.7 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 | 06:42 | 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 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culver City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/422233193
Day trips start here
- Culver City · 1 mi
- Westchester · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 4 mi
- Santa Monica · 4 mi
- Beverly Hills · 5 mi
- Inglewood · 5 mi
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