Cordova Museum
Cordova Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Mount Murchison stands 1,909 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Nettie Hansen Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Copper River Highway passes 2.0 miles off. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
city in Alaska, USA
Dates from 1884.
Wikidata Q79607, matched on coordinates and name (47 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Copper River Highway
20 named places within 25 miles
- Tripod Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Eccles: 1.7 mi
- Mount Eyak: 2.2 mi
- Mount Shiels: 2.3 mi
- Heney Peak: 2.7 mi
- Nettie Hansen Park: 0.2 mi
- Hollis Henrichs Park: 0.4 mi
- Nirvana Park: 0.7 mi
- Cabin Lake Recreation Site: 10.3 mi
- Sheridan Glacier Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- Fisherman's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Prince William Sound Science Center: 1.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cordova Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Murchison | E 80° | 1,909 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 95° | 1,215 m | 21.9 mi |
| Shattered Peak | E 92° | 1,199 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Kelly | NE 42° | 1,135 m | 12.3 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | NE 39° | 995 m | 10.1 mi |
| Heney Peak | SSE 163° | 960 m | 2.7 mi |
| Ibek | ENE 79° | 933 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Shiels | SE 131° | 788 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:02 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 04:13 | 21:55 | 23:18 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 18:49 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 09:51 | 12:50 | 15:33 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 34 |
| Precip in | 13.2 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordova N, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13007675000
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