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Elmshaven, a museum in California
Elmshaven, a museum in CaliforniaFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Elmshaven, a museum in California
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Elmshaven, a museum in California
Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Elmshaven, a museum in California
Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Elmshaven is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Mount Saint Helena stands 1,319 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

Elmshaven is a historic house museum at 125 Glass Mountain Lane in St. Helena, California, United States. Also known as Ellen White House or Robert Pratt Place, it was the home of Ellen G. White from 1900 until her death in 1915. She was notable for her prophetic ministry, which was instrumental in founding the Sabbatarian Adventist movement that led to the rise of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and for her advocacy in favor of the establishment of medical clinics. It is now owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as an Adventist historic site, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5366911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1885
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.53708, -122.47875
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Glass Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Sentinel Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Coyote Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Lookout Point: 3.9 mi
  • Howell Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 39
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 32
  • Native American Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Angwin Community Farm Plots: 3.5 mi
  • Le Jardin: 5.0 mi
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 5.0 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 10.4 mi
Museums: 30
Picnic sites: 12
  • Provence Picnic: 5.0 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 5.0 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 5.0 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Linda Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 11.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Elmshaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelenaNW 318°1,319 m12.4 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakNW 318°1,220 m11.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 338°906 m7.6 mi
Three PeaksN 350°872 m5.4 mi
Table MountainNNW 343°857 m10.4 mi
Old BaldyNNW 345°836 m5.4 mi
The BeehiveNNW 347°833 m4.7 mi
Mount HoodSW 217°833 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5920:38
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2516:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255596470727270645549
Precip in6.56.75.02.01.30.30.00.00.11.73.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Helena, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1117493510

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