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Escalon Museum

Escalon Museum from directly overhead

Escalon Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Copperopolis Mountain stands 542 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Escalon First Fire Station Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in San Joaquin County, California, United States

Dates from 1957-03-12.

Wikidata Q3057873, matched on coordinates and name (465 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Escalon Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79547, -120.99387

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Main Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Latta Park: 0.4 mi
  • Swanson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hogan Park: 0.6 mi
  • Brentwood Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 18
Museums: 17
  • The Horseless Carriage Garage: 0.1 mi
  • Riverbank Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Clarence Smit Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Oakdale Museum & History Center: 8.1 mi
  • The Cowboy Museum: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Churchs Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Turners Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Finnegan Falls: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mallard Group Picnic Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Escalon Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copperopolis MountainNE 55°542 m23.6 mi
Flowers MountainENE 64°477 m19.3 mi
Boucher MountainNE 54°471 m18.8 mi
Abbotts PeakENE 58°471 m23.8 mi
Lightner PeakENE 65°471 m24.4 mi
Rushing MountainE 84°460 m23.3 mi
Shirley MountainENE 60°406 m18.3 mi
Hog HillENE 59°395 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4319:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1716:0816:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616875797874655547
Precip in2.62.21.81.00.70.20.00.00.10.51.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Modesto AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5515329548

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