The Armillary Sphere
The Armillary Sphere is a work of art in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. The Armillary Sphere is situated nearby to the government office Space Systems Command, as well as near the military installation Los Angeles Air Force Base.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “The Space Motif”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Space Systems Command and El Segundo station.
Space Systems Command
Government office
Space Systems Command is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command. It is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, and manages the United States' space launch ranges.
El Segundo station
Railway station
Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Segundo station is an elevated light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over El Segundo Boulevard, after which the station is named, near its intersection with Nash Street in El Segundo, California. El Segundo station is situated 2,000 feet southwest of The Armillary Sphere.
Mariposa station
Railway station
Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mariposa station is an elevated light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Mariposa Avenue, after which the station is named, alongside Nash Street in El Segundo, California. Mariposa station is situated 2,600 feet northwest of The Armillary Sphere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Del Aire and Lennox.
Del Aire
Suburb
Del Aire is an unincorporated community and census designated place in the inland South Bay, Los Angeles County, California, United States, between El Segundo and Hawthorne.
Lennox
Suburb
Photo: Calderoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lennox is a census-designated place in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,323 at the 2020 census, down from 22,753 at the 2010 census. Lennox is situated 2 miles northeast of The Armillary Sphere.
El Segundo
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
El Segundo is one of the oldest cities in the Los Angeles area. El Segundo lies along the Pacific Ocean, just south of Los Angeles International Airport in the South Bay of Los Angeles.
The Armillary Sphere
- Category: tourism
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.91884° or 33° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
-118.38086° or 118° 22′ 51″ westOpen location code
8553WJ99+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3934890628OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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