Coos Art Museum
Coos Art Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Kelly Butte stands 775 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boardwalk Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Coos Art Museum is a museum in Coos Bay, operating on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1966. It offers exhibitions, art classes, lectures, and community events. Coos Art Museum is housed in a 1936 Art Deco former U.S. Post Office and is home to six exhibition galleries. Construction of the post office began in January 1936 by Hoffman Construction Company, with it opening in November 1936 at a cost of $127,566. The Museum features between 18 and 25 changing exhibitions annually, including exhibits from its own 554-piece permanent collection of Northwest and contemporary art, which can also be viewed via the museum's website.
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Dates from 1950.
Wikidata Q5168062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Pacific Coast, National
- 5.6 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
- 23.6 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Simpson Reef Overlook · 10 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boardwalk Park: 0.2 mi
- Mingus Park: 0.6 mi
- Pirates Park: 0.7 mi
- Eastside Park: 1.0 mi
- Boynton Park: 1.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Radar Hill: 2.6 mi
- Yoakam Hill: 3.9 mi
- The Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Bastendorff Beach County Park: 7.2 mi
- Yoakam Point State Park: 7.5 mi
- Sunset Bay State Park: 8.3 mi
- Gregory Point Marine Research Area: 8.3 mi
- Cape Arago Marine Research Area - Area B: 9.2 mi
- Marshfield Sun Printing Museum: 0.5 mi
- Coos History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Charleston Marine Life Center: 5.9 mi
- Carriage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Coquille Valley Museum: 13.3 mi
- North Beach: 5.2 mi
- Bastendorff Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 7.9 mi
- Simpson Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sacchi Beach: 11.1 mi
- Harvest Moon Garden: 13.3 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 21.2 mi
- Earthworm Acres: 21.2 mi
- Student Garden: 21.5 mi
- David Dewett Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Bunkers: 9.4 mi
- U.S.C.G. Station, Umpqua River, 1939: 20.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Speedway: 7.1 mi
- Trailhead: 7.6 mi
- Interpretive Center: 8.1 mi
- Shore Acres Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Observation building: 9.1 mi
- Hewett Falls: 16.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.3 mi
- Golden Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lost at Sea: 5.7 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 20.7 mi
- Seven Devils: 10.1 mi
- Double Cove Point: 24.2 mi
- Sandtracks Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Cape Arago Lighthouse: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coos Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Butte | E 85° | 775 m | 23.5 mi |
| Coos Mountain | ESE 111° | 759.562 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ivers Peak | E 82° | 722 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sheeps Head | SE 138° | 706 m | 21.8 mi |
| Split Mountain | SE 135° | 703 m | 24.2 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | ESE 118° | 685 m | 21.7 mi |
| Vaughn Point | E 84° | 627 m | 15.8 mi |
| Elk Peak | NE 52° | 624 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 47 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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