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Historic Glendale School House

Historic Glendale School House from directly overhead

Historic Glendale School House is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,346 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tony Armstrong Amphitheater, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.1 miles off.

Nevada Historical Marker 169 Glendale School House: https://noehill.com/nv_washoe/nev0169.asp

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Coordinates39.53455, -119.75482

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • James C. Lillard Railroad Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sparks Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 0.4 mi
  • Poulakidas Park: 0.5 mi
  • Deer Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Alice In Wonderland Hookah Caterpillar Mural: 2.9 mi
  • No Evil: 2.9 mi
  • Pan Pantoja: 3.0 mi
  • This Is City Living: 3.0 mi
  • Nevadan: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Huffaker Hills: 5.2 mi
  • Cross Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Washington Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Old Lonesome: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 21
  • Nevada Historical Marker #169: 1.1 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 3.1 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 16
Springs: 16
  • Cold Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Cooney Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Mud Spring: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Historic Glendale School House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 213°3,285 m15.8 mi
Church PeakSW 216°3,235 m15.5 mi
Mount HoughtonSW 215°3,195 m17.0 mi
Relay PeakSW 214°3,135 m18.3 mi
Snowflower MountainSW 223°3,115 m14.3 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 211°3,012 m17.4 mi
Slide MountainSSW 204°2,936 m16.8 mi
Chocolate PeakSSW 211°2,867 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5616:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046515967747265544336
Precip in1.31.00.80.50.70.40.40.30.20.90.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparks, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/296090139

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