Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum
Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Ironview Peak stands 1,531 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Falcon Field Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
The CAF Airbase Arizona, a.k.a. Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, was established in 1978, in Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. It is the 10th unit of the Commemorative Air Force and the home of one of the largest Commemorative Air Force units. On exhibit are World War II artifacts, helicopters and classic American and foreign combat planes.
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Dates from 1978.
Wikidata Q65121187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 26.6 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 25 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Falcon Field Park: 0.3 mi
- Gene Autrey Park: 0.4 mi
- Princess Park: 0.9 mi
- LDS Church Ballfields: 1.4 mi
- Alta Mesa Park: 1.4 mi
- Boeing Veteran's Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Camp Lehi Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Balbir Singh Sodhi: 4.8 mi
- Mausoleum: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Crypts: 4.9 mi
- Lion Statue: 1.5 mi
- Pioneer Park Grotto: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Park Monument: 5.5 mi
- The Builder: 6.0 mi
- Quackers: 6.0 mi
- The Peak: 2.3 mi
- Falcon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Schlechts Butte: 4.7 mi
- Peak 1970: 4.7 mi
- Engine 2355: 5.4 mi
- Scarizona Scaregrounds: 7.0 mi
- Christmas on Comstock: 7.3 mi
- King Ben's Castle: 7.4 mi
- Vertuccio Farms: 8.1 mi
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Entryway Garden: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Park Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
- Mesa Urban Garden: 5.9 mi
- Ethno-botanical Garden: 6.1 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 0.6 mi
- Granite Reef: 5.2 mi
- Phon D Sutton Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Goldfield: 9.6 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 10.3 mi
- Mesa Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: 6.1 mi
- Arizona Museum of Natural History: 6.2 mi
- idea Museum: 6.3 mi
- Zarco Guerrero: 7.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.8 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.0 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 17.2 mi
- Second Water Spring: 19.0 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 19.1 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 7.0 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 14.5 mi
- Humming Bird/Butterfly Habitat: 14.8 mi
- Coon Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Blue Point: 12.0 mi
- Razorback Point: 14.8 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 16.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 16.5 mi
- Illinois: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.4 mi
- Back Beach: 23.3 mi
- Fish Beach: 23.6 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 14.2 mi
- Massacre Falls: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironview Peak | E 93° | 1,531 m | 16.5 mi |
| The Flatiron | E 94° | 1,419 m | 16.2 mi |
| East End | NNW 347° | 1,240 m | 16.1 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNW 342° | 1,230 m | 15.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNW 341° | 1,214 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNW 345° | 1,196 m | 16.4 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNW 340° | 1,192 m | 15.2 mi |
| Dome Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,009 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Mesa, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/720574233
Day trips start here
- Mesa · 5 mi
- Gilbert · 8 mi
- Tempe · 10 mi
- Fountain Hills · 11 mi
- Chandler · 12 mi
- Scottsdale · 12 mi
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