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Clarke Memorial Museum

Clarke Memorial Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Bug Creek Butte stands 1,603 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Clarke Historical Museum (formerly the Clarke Memorial Museum) in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history. The facility houses a Native American wing, Nealis Hall, which features an internationally recognized collection of basketry, regalia, stoneware, implements, and other objects indicative of the culture and creativity of local and regional Native American groups including the Wiyot (on whose ancestral territory the Clarke resides), Yurok, Karuk and Hupa Tribes. The Clarke Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

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Wikidata Q5127488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80364, -124.16779

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jefferson Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Halvorsen Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kamisu Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hammond Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ross Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Pidgeon Point: 3.8 mi
  • Cape Horn: 5.9 mi
  • Humboldt Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Fickle Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Granite Butte: 8.8 mi
Museums: 16
  • Discovery Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Timber Heritage Association: 1.3 mi
  • Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 0.1 mi
  • Following Current Events: 0.2 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 6.0 mi
  • APD Mural: 6.3 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Beaches: 8
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Carson Mansion: 0.5 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 1.1 mi
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 16.4 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • The Portal: 18.0 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Azalea State Reserve: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bug Creek ButteESE 109°1,603 m22.9 mi
Board Camp MountainESE 107°1,567 m24.7 mi
Chaparral MountainESE 109°1,548 m21.6 mi
Titlow HillE 84°1,518 m24.0 mi
Horse MountainENE 78°1,506 m23.3 mi
Mad River ButtesESE 110°1,505 m21.6 mi
Snow Camp MountainE 99°1,403 m21.2 mi
Indian ButteENE 76°1,373 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4620:1120:52
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3816:0916:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515456585957545147
Precip in6.75.65.73.61.70.70.20.20.72.34.98.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/238307045

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