California Automobile Museum

California Automobile Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Carpenter Hill stands 253 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leiva Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
California Automobile Museum is an automobile museum located in Sacramento, California. It has a collection of over 150 classic cars, race cars, muscle cars and early models displayed throughout 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2) of museum space. The mission of the California Automobile Museum is to preserve, exhibit, and teach the story of the automobile and its influence on our lives.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1986-09-27.
Wikidata Q5020253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Leiva Park: 0.1 mi
- Southside Park: 0.5 mi
- O'Neil Park: 0.5 mi
- Crocker Park: 0.6 mi
- Heilbron Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Subtile: 0.5 mi
- Lady Gaga: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat Sen: 1.0 mi
- Thomas Starr King: 1.2 mi
- A.J. Stevens: 1.2 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum: 0.8 mi
- The California State Military Museum: 0.8 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 0.9 mi
- The California Museum: 0.9 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 0.7 mi
- Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 2.2 mi
- The Little Engine That Could: 2.2 mi
- Kilimanjaro Climb: 2.2 mi
- The Tortoise and The Hare: 2.2 mi
- Theodore Judah Monument: 0.8 mi
- Transcontinental Railroad Mile Marker 0: 0.9 mi
- Stanley Mosk: 1.0 mi
- Edmonds Field: 1.0 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 1.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.3 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
- Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Science Quad: 1.9 mi
- WPA Rock Garden: 2.1 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Toad Hollow: 11.8 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 13.9 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Whisky Hill: 2.8 mi
- Col du Pennsylvania: 13.7 mi
- Barney Mound: 15.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 18.1 mi
- Blisk Peak: 18.7 mi
- Pooh Corner: 2.2 mi
- Birthday Area 3: 2.4 mi
- Birthday Area 2: 2.4 mi
- Birthday Area 1: 2.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Fremont Landing: 15.8 mi
- Mokelumne City: 22.3 mi
- Buckeye: 22.5 mi
- Mormon Island: 23.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 18.2 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 18.3 mi
- Laurel Beach: 18.5 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 22.3 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 18.7 mi
- Shark Tank: 22.0 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 24.4 mi
- Leete Falls: 19.8 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 22.2 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 21.2 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Automobile Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 76° | 253 m | 22.9 mi |
| Volcano Hill | ENE 58° | 129 m | 19.9 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 41° | 129 m | 22.0 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 71° | 127.6 m | 18.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 36° | 118 m | 22.5 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 292° | 48 m | 20.2 mi |
| Whisky Hill | SE 136° | 10 m | 2.8 mi |
| Barney Mound | NNW 347° | 10 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/25295103
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 20 mi
- Rocklin · 21 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 25 mi
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