Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum
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Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is K - Museum Building, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM) is a living history museum founded in 1969. It is located on 55 acres (220,000 m2) of county-owned land at 2040 N Santa Fe Ave. on the outskirts of Vista, California. The museum is a non-profit 501c(3) organization, run by several paid employees along with volunteer help. The museum is open almost every day of the year and has two bi-annual shows, on the 3rd and 4th weekends of June and October. The museum also has other public and private events throughout the year.
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Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q4775165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rancho Guajome Adobe: 0.3 mi
- Wave Waterpark: 2.1 mi
- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: 3.8 mi
- GoJump Oceanside Skydiving: 5.7 mi
- Dunlin Ranch: 6.0 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Luz Duran Park: 1.3 mi
- Raintree Park: 1.5 mi
- Alamosa Park: 1.6 mi
- Alamosa Park: 1.6 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.6 mi
- Loma Alta Mountain: 2.8 mi
- San Francisco Peak: 4.1 mi
- San Marcos Mountains (HP): 4.2 mi
- Calavera Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Giant Chicken: 6.2 mi
- Carlsbad Sign: 7.4 mi
- Lego Mt. Rushmore: 7.7 mi
- Lego Statue of Liberty: 7.7 mi
- Lego Eiffel Tower: 7.7 mi
- Alta Vista Gardens: 2.4 mi
- El Corazon Senior Center Garden: 3.9 mi
- 1000-2000 Walkway Planters: 5.2 mi
- VANC Garden: 6.8 mi
- Arboretum: 7.0 mi
- North County Regional Center San Diego County Law Library: 2.6 mi
- Murray Mission Monument: 2.8 mi
- VANC Honor Wall: 6.8 mi
- Helen Bougher Memorial Wall: 8.8 mi
- Stagecoach Station Ruins: 10.6 mi
- K - Museum Building: 0.0 mi
- L - Mike Ashbeck Shop Building: 0.0 mi
- M - Weavers Building: 0.0 mi
- Steam Engine Row: 0.0 mi
- I - Jack Collins Museum Building: 0.0 mi
- Lake Calavera Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Snowy Plover Enclosure: 8.1 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Saint Malo Beach: 7.5 mi
- South Oceanside Beach: 7.5 mi
- Buccaneer Beach: 7.6 mi
- Tamarack Beach: 7.7 mi
- Oceanside City Beach: 7.9 mi
- Indian Rock Spring: 11.1 mi
- Bottle Peak Spring: 14.9 mi
- Mud Springs: 17.8 mi
- Case Spring: 17.9 mi
- Pechanga Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Rotary Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 15.4 mi
- El Salto Falls: 4.3 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 24.0 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 10.8 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 11.3 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 24.4 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Del Mar Bluff: 19.4 mi
- San Pasqual: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | NNW 340° | 1,527 m | 13.6 mi |
| Margarita Peak | NNW 332° | 956 m | 16.8 mi |
| Patrol | N 359° | 884 m | 11.7 mi |
| Redonda Mesa | NNW 344° | 841 m | 18.9 mi |
| Avenaloca Mesa | NNW 348° | 776 m | 18.7 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | E 97° | 710 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNW 340° | 701 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Olympus | NE 35° | 667 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:09 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vista, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/845635030
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