Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory is a museum in Los Angeles, Southern California, California which is located on East Observatory Road. Griffith Observatory is situated nearby to Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course, as well as near the neighborhood Los Feliz.- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: noon—10:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Address: 2800 East Observatory Road, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Film Institute and Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course.
American Film Institute
Research institute
The American Film Institute is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. American Film Institute is situated 1 mile southwest of Griffith Observatory.
Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course
Golf course
The Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course located in the Griffith Park area of Los Angeles, California. It currently measures 2,478 yards from the back tees.
Bronson Canyon
Cave
Photo: Mscramer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bronson Canyon, or Bronson Caves, is a section of Griffith Park in Los Angeles that has become known as a filming location for many films and television series, especially Westerns and science fiction, from the early days of motion pictures to the present. Bronson Canyon is situated 4,200 feet west of Griffith Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Feliz and Thai Town.
Los Feliz
Neighborhood
Photo: We hope, Public domain.
Los Feliz is a hillside neighborhood in the greater Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, abutting Hollywood and encompassing part of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Thai Town
Neighborhood
Photo: Simon J. Hernandez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thai Town is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. In 2008, it was one of the five Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods in the city—along with Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Historic Filipinotown, and Koreatown—that received federal recognition as a Preserve America neighborhood.
Beachwood Canyon
Neighborhood
Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beachwood Canyon is a community in the Hollywood Hills, in the northern portion of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The upper portion of the canyon is the Hollywoodland community that was advertised in the 1920s by the original of what is now known as the Hollywood Sign.
Griffith Observatory
- Categories: building, tourism, observatory, and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.11821° or 34° 7′ 6″ northLongitude
-118.30037° or 118° 18′ 1″ westElevation
1,135 feet (346 metres)Height
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
85634M9X+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 422130705OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6946520
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Griffith Observatory” goes by many names.
- French: “Observatoire Griffith”
- German: “Griffith-Observatorium”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Griffith”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Griffith”
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