Air Force Armament Museum
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Air Force Armament Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Sandy Mountain stands 90 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is C-47, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Air Force Armament Museum is a military aviation museum adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Florida, dedicated to the display of Air Force armament. It is supported by the private, non-profit Air Force Armament Museum Foundation.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1975.
Wikidata Q4697880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Poquito Bayou Park: 1.2 mi
- Longwood/Poquito Bayou Park: 1.7 mi
- Longwood Community Park: 1.8 mi
- Shalimar Park: 1.9 mi
- Cherokee Park: 2.4 mi
- Colonel Hart Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Osprey CV-22 Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Combat Talon: 9.0 mi
- Operation Assured Response: 9.0 mi
- Operation Uphold Democracy: 9.0 mi
- C-47: 0.0 mi
- B-17G Flying Fortress: 0.0 mi
- RF-4C Phantom II: 0.0 mi
- F-15A Eagle: 0.1 mi
- F-111E Aardvark: 0.1 mi
- Topsail Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Indigo Head: 16.3 mi
- Wilkinson Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Metts Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida: 5.0 mi
- Indian Temple Mound Museum: 5.1 mi
- Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum: 5.1 mi
- Destin History & Fishing Museum: 5.8 mi
- Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery: 7.2 mi
- EFC Veteran Memorial fountain: 2.6 mi
- 823d Bulldozer: 7.4 mi
- Red Horse Statue: 7.5 mi
- ZPU23-4: 7.8 mi
- Princess Beach: 5.5 mi
- Navarre Beach: 18.9 mi
- Public Beach: 20.1 mi
- Opal Beach: 24.9 mi
- Veterans Park Rookery: 5.1 mi
- Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park: 8.1 mi
- Topsail Hill: 17.3 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 21.4 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
- Okaloosa County Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
- Eglin Blue Spring: 14.0 mi
- Boiling Creek Bridge: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Air Force Armament Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Mountain | NE 51° | 90 m | 21.4 mi |
| Topsail Hill | ESE 114° | 3 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:13 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:14 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niceville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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