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Colma Historical Museum

Colma Historical Museum from directly overhead

Colma Historical Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Scarper Peak stands 593 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Colma Historical Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States

Dates from 1924-08-05.

Wikidata Q987296, matched on coordinates and name (394 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Colma Historical Association

How to reach it

Coordinates37.68234, -122.45657

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Colma Historical Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sterling Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hillside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Winston Manor Park: 1.0 mi
  • Newman and Gibbs Playlot: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Fugazi Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Britton Column: 0.2 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 0.6 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 1.1 mi
  • Leipsic Junction: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 60
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Colma Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scarper PeakS 171°592.5 m10.7 mi
Montara Mountain North PeakS 188°570 m8.4 mi
Peak MountainS 190°545 m8.5 mi
South PeakS 188°545 m8.8 mi
Ox HillS 171°542 m11.0 mi
Montara KnobS 190°487 m8.8 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitENE 73°371 m1.2 mi
Richardson EastN 349°338.6 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/389543168

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