La Brea Tar Pits
The La Brea Tar Pits constitute an active paleontological research site located in urban Los Angeles, California, United States. Hancock Park was established around a cluster of tar pits formed by natural asphalt that has continuously seeped upward from the ground for tens of thousands of years.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 184 feet (56 metres)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: protected area
- Also known as“La Brea Tar Pits and Museum”“Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County”“Rancho La Brea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Pavilion for Japanese Art.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum…
Pavilion for Japanese Art
Museum
The Pavilion for Japanese Art is a part of the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miracle Mile and Park La Brea.
Miracle Mile
Neighborhood
Miracle Mile is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California.
Park La Brea
Neighborhood
Park La Brea is an apartment community in the Miracle…
Little Ethiopia
Neighborhood
Little Ethiopia is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles.
La Brea Tar Pits
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Latitude
34.06322° or 34° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
-118.35639° or 118° 21′ 23″ west
Open location code
85633J7V+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“La Brea Tar Pits” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حفر قطران لابريا”
- Azerbaijani: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Basque: “La Brea”
- Bavarian: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Catalan: “La Brea pits”
- Catalan: “Parc La Brea”
- Catalan: “Pous del Ranxo de la Brea”
- Catalan: “Ranxo La Brea”
- Cebuano: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Chinese: “拉布雷亞瀝青坑”
- Czech: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Dutch: “La Brea teerputten”
- Dutch: “La Brea”
- Esperanto: “La Brea”
- Finnish: “La Brean tervahaudat”
- French: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- French: “La Brea”
- Galician: “Rancho La Brea”
- German: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- German: “Rancho La Brea”
- Hebrew: “בורות הזפת בלה בריאה”
- Hebrew: “בורות הזפת של לה בריאה”
- Ido: “Gudro-Fosi La Brea”
- Indonesian: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Irish: “La Brea”
- Italian: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Japanese: “ウエストレイクのタール坑”
- Japanese: “ラ・ブレア・タールピット”
- Japanese: “ランチョ・ラ・ブレア”
- Korean: “라브레아 타르 웅덩이”
- Lithuanian: “La Brea degutduobės”
- Lithuanian: “Rančo la Brea degutduobės”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Brea”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rancho La Brea”
- Norwegian: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Persian: “رنچو لا بریا”
- Polish: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Polish: “Rancho La Brea”
- Portuguese: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Portuguese: “La Brea”
- Portuguese: “Poços de betume de La Brea”
- Romanian: “La Brea Tar Pits”
- Russian: “Ранчо Ла-Бреа”
- Spanish: “Pozos de asfalto de La Brea”
- Spanish: “Pozos de brea de La Brea”
- Swedish: “La Brea”
- Turkish: “La Brea Katran Çukurları”
- Ukrainian: “Ранчо Ла-Брея”
- Western Frisian: “Tarreputten fan La Brea”
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Notable Places Nearby
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