Western Museum of Flight
Western Museum of Flight is a museum in Los Angeles, Southern California, California which is located on Airport Drive. Western Museum of Flight is situated nearby to the airport terminal Torrance Airport Main Terminal, as well as near the recreation area My Gym.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zamperini Field and Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
Zamperini Field
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Zamperini Field is a public airport three miles southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Hospital
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is a private hospital located in Torrance, California. Torrance Memorial was the first hospital in the South Bay region and is currently one of the three burn centers in Los Angeles County. Torrance Memorial Medical Center is situated 3,300 feet north of Western Museum of Flight.
South Coast Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: InSapphoWeTrust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Coast Botanic Garden is an 87 acres botanical garden in the Palos Verdes Hills, in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California, United States, about 10 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport. South Coast Botanic Garden is situated 1¼ miles south of Western Museum of Flight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walteria and Rolling Hills Estates.
Walteria
Hamlet
Walteria is a neighborhood in south Torrance in southern California, United States. It is bounded by Crenshaw Boulevard on the east, Pacific Coast Highway on the north, Vista Montana to the west; and approximately Newton Street, Blair Way, Winlock Road and Rolling Hills Way to the south.
Rolling Hills Estates
Suburb
Photo: Clotee Allochuku, CC BY 2.0.
Rolling Hills Estates is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On the northern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, facing Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates is mostly residential.
Lomita
Town
Photo: Lomita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,921 at the 2020 census, up slightly from 20,256 at the 2010 census.
Western Museum of Flight
- Type: Museum
- Address: Airport Drive, Torrance, 90505
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.80146° or 33° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
-118.34241° or 118° 20′ 33″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Height
35 feet (11 metres)Open location code
8553RM25+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 259299297OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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