Wonder of Dinosaurs
Wonder of Dinosaurs is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is William Green Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Green Park: 0.4 mi
- Pequeño Park: 0.5 mi
- El Nido Park: 0.6 mi
- Osage Park: 0.6 mi
- Frank Hogan Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 1.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.0 mi
- Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Marian Wilson Native Plant and Butterfly Area: 2.5 mi
- Jeff Duclos Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Glenn M. Anderson Park: 1.2 mi
- Sequoia Sempervirens: 2.2 mi
- Rotarian Christmas Tree: 2.2 mi
- Hermosa Beach 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Old Salt Lake: 2.8 mi
- Forbidden Fruit: 1.3 mi
- Waves: 1.7 mi
- Show of Hands: 2.4 mi
- Undulate: 2.5 mi
- Red Sun: 2.5 mi
- Redondo Beach Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Morrell House: 1.7 mi
- Manhattan Beach Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- Torrance Art Museum: 2.3 mi
- Henrietta Basin: 2.1 mi
- Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Walteria Lake: 4.2 mi
- Dominguez Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Falcon 9 Booster B1019: 3.7 mi
- K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 3.9 mi
- Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 4.7 mi
- Tiger Woods Point: 6.0 mi
- Randy’s Donuts: 6.3 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 7.5 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 8.8 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 10.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.1 mi
- Maltman peak: 15.5 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Day Camp: 3.2 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Common Grounds: 8.0 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 3.6 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 4.9 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 10.7 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 11.9 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 13.3 mi
- Eagle Spring: 20.3 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 21.5 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 10.8 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Temescal Falls: 17.1 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 19.5 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Spa Palace: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wonder of Dinosaurs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | N 10° | 951.6 m | 24.1 mi |
| Saddle Peak | NW 310° | 851 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NNE 14° | 803 m | 23.1 mi |
| Calabasas Peak | NW 314° | 657 m | 23.8 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NW 324° | 648 m | 19.6 mi |
| San Vicente Mountain | NNW 333° | 598 m | 19.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NW 323° | 596 m | 20.4 mi |
| Green Peak | NW 323° | 590 m | 18.5 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 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redondo Beach, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10087931020
Day trips start here
- Gardena · 3 mi
- Hawthorne · 3 mi
- Inglewood · 6 mi
- Westchester · 7 mi
- Compton · 8 mi
- Culver City · 9 mi
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