Crocker Art Museum
Crocker Art Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Carpenter Hill stands 253 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Crocker Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art. The collection includes American works dating from the Gold Rush to the present, European paintings and master drawings, one of the largest international ceramics collections in the U.S., and collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art. The Crocker Art Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Dates from 1885.
Wikidata Q3003161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crocker Park: 0.1 mi
- Heilbron Mansion: 0.4 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: 0.5 mi
- Leiva Park: 0.5 mi
- River Walk Park: 0.5 mi
- Subtile: 0.3 mi
- Lady Gaga: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat Sen: 0.5 mi
- A.J. Stevens: 0.7 mi
- Saint Anthony: 0.8 mi
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum: 0.3 mi
- The California State Military Museum: 0.3 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Sacramento History Museum: 0.5 mi
- California Automobile Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 0.5 mi
- The Little Engine That Could: 2.6 mi
- Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 2.6 mi
- Jack and the Beanstalk: 2.6 mi
- Cinderella's Coach: 2.6 mi
- Theodore Judah Monument: 0.3 mi
- Transcontinental Railroad Mile Marker 0: 0.4 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.4 mi
- Stanley Mosk: 0.6 mi
- California Peace Officers Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.9 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- New Era Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Science Quad: 2.1 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Toad Hollow: 12.2 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 13.0 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 14.3 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Whisky Hill: 3.0 mi
- Col du Pennsylvania: 13.3 mi
- Barney Mound: 14.8 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 17.6 mi
- Blisk Peak: 18.3 mi
- Pooh Corner: 2.6 mi
- Birthday Area 3: 2.8 mi
- Birthday Area 2: 2.8 mi
- Birthday Area 1: 2.8 mi
- Group community site: 10.0 mi
- Fremont Landing: 15.5 mi
- Mokelumne City: 22.7 mi
- Mormon Island: 22.7 mi
- Buckeye: 22.8 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 17.7 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 17.8 mi
- Laurel Beach: 18.0 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 22.0 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Shark Tank: 21.5 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 23.9 mi
- Leete Falls: 19.3 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 21.6 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 20.7 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crocker Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 77° | 253 m | 22.5 mi |
| Volcano Hill | ENE 59° | 129 m | 19.4 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 41° | 129 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 72° | 127.6 m | 17.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 36° | 118 m | 22.0 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 290° | 48 m | 20.3 mi |
| Whisky Hill | SSE 146° | 10 m | 3.0 mi |
| Barney Mound | NNW 345° | 10 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento AP Asos, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174612
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 19 mi
- Rocklin · 21 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 24 mi
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