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Carnegie Museum

Carnegie Museum from directly overhead

Carnegie Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Bald Hill stands 750 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Steam Engine SP2252 - Rotary Snowplw SPMW7221, a park 0.2 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1912

What to expect

Operated by
Roseville Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.75376, -121.28552

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Steam Engine SP2252 - Rotary Snowplw SPMW7221: 0.2 mi
  • Weber Park: 0.3 mi
  • Woodbridge Park: 0.4 mi
  • Royer Park: 0.6 mi
  • Placer County Fairgrounds: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Thunder hill: 4.5 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Col du Pennsylvania: 8.0 mi
  • Nedbelle Peak: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 43
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 28
Nature reserves: 20
  • Mahany Nature Reserve: 3.0 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 3.7 mi
  • Wesley Reserve: 4.7 mi
  • Kaseberg Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Coyote Creek Preserve: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 8
  • Laurel Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 8.4 mi
  • Turrtle Bend: 9.7 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 4.6 mi
  • Leete Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 4.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carnegie Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 70°750 m24.8 mi
Coyote HillNE 39°737 m25.0 mi
Hotchkiss HillNE 43°710 m24.1 mi
Summit HillNE 55°650 m23.8 mi
French HillENE 56°646 m23.2 mi
Pine HillE 98°619 m16.1 mi
Thompson HillE 88°617 m20.5 mi
Sugar Pine MountainNE 37°612 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0616:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053566472787773645347
Precip in7.06.56.12.81.60.40.00.10.21.43.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/113511673

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