Ava Gardner Museum
Ava Gardner Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. The nearest named place is Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
The Ava Gardner Museum is a museum dedicated to American actress Ava Gardner. Located in downtown Smithfield, North Carolina, the museum holds an extensive collection of artifacts from Gardner's career and private life. The museum usually attracts 7,000 visitors a year.
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Wikidata Q4827382, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- Jaycee Bob Wallace Park: 0.3 mi
- Town Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- Town Commons Park: 0.4 mi
- Talton Park: 0.4 mi
- Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center: 9.5 mi
- Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center: 9.5 mi
- Wrc Micro Boat Access: 11.0 mi
- Wrc Richardson"S Bridge Access Area: 12.6 mi
- Middle Creek Bottomlands: 14.1 mi
- Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum: 0.0 mi
- Tobacco Farm Life Museum: 14.2 mi
- Benson Museum of Local History: 14.5 mi
- Meadow Museum: 14.6 mi
- Coats Museum: 19.8 mi
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center: 0.6 mi
- Boon Hill Gallery: 9.7 mi
- Hidden Figures Mural: 19.9 mi
- Henry Knight’s Vision: 21.1 mi
- Music that you can play: 21.5 mi
- Mitchener Station - The Last Review: 4.3 mi
- Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Old gas pump: 13.7 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Statue: 14.4 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Kenly 95: 12.2 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 18.7 mi
- Whirligig: 19.3 mi
- Boxcar: 20.5 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 23.3 mi
- Raynor Shine Nursery: 7.5 mi
- Clayton Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Community garden: 12.5 mi
- Baskets & Flowers Greenhouses Inc.: 18.5 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 24.7 mi
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 5.5 mi
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 5.6 mi
- Connect 4: 23.9 mi
- SJAFB USO: 24.2 mi
- Hargett Room: 24.6 mi
- Blount Room: 24.6 mi
- Little River Falls: 21.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithfield, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/948139067
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- Raleigh · 27 mi
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