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Alameda Naval Air Museum

Alameda Naval Air Museum from directly overhead

Alameda Naval Air Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pan American Airways China Clipper, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1942
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.78143, -122.29924
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pan American Airways China Clipper: 0.0 mi
  • Beken: 0.1 mi
  • Calimar: 0.7 mi
  • Underdog Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Nick Kuszyk House Mural: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Seaplane Lagoon Promenade: 0.1 mi
  • Alameda Point Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
  • Runway: 0.5 mi
  • De-pave park: 0.6 mi
  • Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • Alameda Point Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • REAP Center: 1.3 mi
  • Chinese Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Afrikatown Community Garden: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 54
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 13.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Alameda Naval Air Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNNE 31°581 m8.2 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE 32°540 m7.9 mi
Round TopNE 51°531 m7.5 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE 27°531 m7.8 mi
Barberry PeakNE 38°513 m7.7 mi
Volcanic PeakNE 46°498 m7.7 mi
Eureka PeakNE 35°495 m8.2 mi
Redwood PeakENE 69°493 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 12001191OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/202009369

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