Eastern California Museum
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Eastern California Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,204 m. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Austin's House, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Eastern California Museum is a history and heritage museum in Independence, California. It was founded in 1928 and showcases the history of the region of Eastern California. It is operated by Inyo County.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q66782651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eastern California Museum
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Peak: 7.6 mi
- Kearsarge Peak: 8.0 mi
- Indian Rock: 8.8 mi
- Mount Mary Austin: 8.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 9.0 mi
- Boron Springs: 3.8 mi
- Tub Springs: 5.4 mi
- McGann Springs: 6.1 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 7.3 mi
- Willow Springs: 8.0 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 5.8 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 6.3 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 12.0 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 13.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 11.4 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 12.3 mi
- Boot Arch: 12.3 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 12.5 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 12.7 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 5.6 mi
- Arai Pond: 5.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.6 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 5.8 mi
- Mobius Arch: 13.7 mi
- Lathe Arch: 13.7 mi
- Heart Arch: 13.7 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 14.0 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 14.8 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 14.1 mi
- Mist Falls: 19.1 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 14.4 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 15.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 15.8 mi
- Chocolate Block: 15.8 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 16.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 23.8 mi
- Crystal Pool: 23.8 mi
- Bat Pool: 23.8 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 23.8 mi
- Volcano Pool: 24.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 0.3 mi
- Independence Park: 0.5 mi
- Merritt Park: 5.6 mi
- Spainhower Park: 15.4 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 0.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 15.6 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 16.0 mi
- Bend City: 4.2 mi
- San Carlos: 4.3 mi
- Kearsarge: 6.7 mi
- Paiute Mural: 5.7 mi
- Miss Alabama: 15.3 mi
- Bat Pole: 22.2 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 2.8 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Eastern California Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SSW 211° | 4,383 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SW 216° | 4,275 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SSW 209° | 4,266 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Stanford | WSW 238° | 4,260.2 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | WSW 237° | 4,254.4 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Keith | SW 228° | 4,249 m | 10.4 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SSW 209° | 4,245 m | 12.6 mi |
| Junction Peak | SW 230° | 4,224 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/759759290
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