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Aerospace Museum of California

Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in CaliforniaLEHarrison · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
LEHarrison · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
LEHarrison · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
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Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
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Aerospace Museum of California, a museum in California
J.smith · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Aerospace Museum of California is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Pine Hill stands 619 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Aerospace Museum of California is a private non-profit aviation museum located in McClellan, California, outside of Sacramento, California, on the grounds of the former McClellan Air Force Base.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1986.

Wikidata Q4688448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.67526, -121.39132
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freedom Park: 0.1 mi
  • Karl Rosario Park: 0.8 mi
  • Strizek Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ruth Inman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Planehaven Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 42
Attractions: 42
Gardens: 33
Peaks: 26
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 6.9 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
  • Roseville Reserve: 5.8 mi
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
  • Laurel Canyon Preserve: 7.1 mi
  • Coyote Creek Preserve: 7.5 mi
  • Kaseberg Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 10.7 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 16.4 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Leete Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 12.4 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aerospace Museum of California. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillE 82°619 m21.8 mi
Pilot HillENE 63°566 m21.8 mi
Big HillNNE 30°483 m24.9 mi
Mormon HillENE 77°462 m21.3 mi
Umbrella HillENE 60°454 m23.9 mi
Flagstaff HillENE 69°432 m17.8 mi
Bald HillNE 42°405 m21.9 mi
Vulture Nest MountainE 81°400 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4219:5520:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357616874787774665549
Precip in3.93.62.81.40.90.20.00.00.10.91.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/463311736

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