Mount Wilson Observatory Museum
Mount Wilson Observatory Museum is a museum in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 5,705 feet. Mount Wilson Observatory Museum is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Echo Rock, as well as near the peak Mount Harvard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Wilson Observatory.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatory
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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. Mount Wilson Observatory is situated 550 feet southeast of Mount Wilson Observatory Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Box and Kinneloa Mesa.
Red Box
Locality
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Red Box is the name of the junction of the Angeles Crest Highway, the Mt. Wilson-Red Box Road, and the Rincon-Red Box Road. It is located at the 1,422-meter saddle between Mount Lawlor and San Gabriel Peak. Red Box is situated 3½ miles northwest of Mount Wilson Observatory Museum.
Kinneloa Mesa
Hamlet
Kinneloa Mesa is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population of 1,070 as of 2000. Unlike Altadena, a larger unincorporated area nearby, Kinneloa Mesa is not an official census-designated place. Kinneloa Mesa is situated 3½ miles southwest of Mount Wilson Observatory Museum.
Sierra Madre
Town
Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is situated 4½ miles south of Mount Wilson Observatory Museum.
Mount Wilson Observatory Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.22499° or 34° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
-118.05892° or 118° 3′ 32″ westElevation
5,705 feet (1,739 metres)Height
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
85636WFR+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 139855855OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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