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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57049, -121.51184

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 41
  • 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
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 18
Peaks: 11
  • 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
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 18.2 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Beer Can Beach: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Leete Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carpenter HillENE 76°253 m22.9 mi
Volcano HillENE 58°129 m19.9 mi
Thunder hillNE 41°129 m22.0 mi
Horse Shoe HillENE 71°127.6 m18.1 mi
Telegraph HillNE 36°118 m22.5 mi
Monument HillWNW 292°48 m20.2 mi
Whisky HillSE 136°10 m2.8 mi
Barney MoundNNW 347°10 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5520:34
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155606672767573655447
Precip in3.73.52.71.30.80.20.00.00.10.91.73.4

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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/25295103

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