Western Museum of Flight
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Western Museum of Flight is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 45 m. Temescal Peak stands 648 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is De Portola Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Western Museum of Flight (WMOF) is an aviation museum located at Zamperini Field, the municipal airport in Torrance, California. WMOF is operated by the Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation. It houses not only historic aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California, but also has an extensive collection of historic photographs and blueprints. The museum has several rare aircraft among its collection, including the second Northrop YF-23 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) 5th generation stealth fighter demonstrator. Also on display is the first Northrop YF-17 Cobra, a lightweight fighter which was the basis for the Boeing (originally McDonnell-Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet currently used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. In addition, a Grumman F-14 Tomcat and Douglas A-4A, plus numerous other notable jet- and propeller-drive airplanes. The WMOF is one of two museums that house the only surviving Jack Northrop flying wings (Northrop N-1M at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex of the National Air and Space Museum and the Northrop JB-1 Bat glider (crewed) at the WMOF).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7988084, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 10.8 m
- Elevation
- 45.4 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- De Portola Park: 0.6 mi
- Walteria Park: 0.7 mi
- Ernie J Howlett Park: 0.8 mi
- Lago Seco Park: 1.0 mi
- Nansen Field: 1.1 mi
- Walteria Lake: 1.0 mi
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Malaga Reserve: 2.3 mi
- George F Canyon Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Torrance Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- South Coast Botanic Garden: 1.2 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 1.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Takaishi Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lomita Railroad Museum: 1.4 mi
- George F. Canyon Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Torrance Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- Torrance Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Morrell House: 4.3 mi
- Tiger Woods Point: 1.6 mi
- The Graben: 4.4 mi
- Wayfarers Chapel: 4.5 mi
- K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 4.9 mi
- Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 5.0 mi
- George F. Canyon: 2.4 mi
- Dreaming Of The Kiss: 2.9 mi
- Chowinga Indian Village: 3.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- William F. Czuleger Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 3.2 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 3.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.3 mi
- Landing Hill: 14.7 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 15.1 mi
- Day Camp: 2.7 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Common Grounds: 12.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 13.1 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 3.4 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 5.7 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 7.1 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 8.9 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 10.4 mi
- Temescal Falls: 21.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 23.9 mi
- Washout Falls: 24.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 24.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 24.3 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 18.1 mi
- Eagle Spring: 24.7 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 5.9 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
- Spa Palace: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Western Museum of Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temescal Peak | NNW 330° | 648 m | 24.1 mi |
| San Vicente Mountain | NNW 337° | 598 m | 24.6 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NNW 328° | 596 m | 24.9 mi |
| Green Peak | NNW 329° | 590 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cahuenga Peak | N 2° | 553 m | 23.2 mi |
| Goat Peak (High Point) | NNW 330° | 527 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Lee | N 3° | 521 m | 23.0 mi |
| Burbank Peak | N 1° | 515 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 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 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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