Eureka Sentinel Museum
Eureka Sentinel Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,981 m. Diamond Peak stands 3,223 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Eureka Rest Area, a rest area 0.9 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America runs past it.
The story
census designated place in Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Wikidata Q548856, matched on coordinates and name (79 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Target Hill: 0.9 mi
- Caribou Hill: 0.9 mi
- Trail Hill: 1.7 mi
- Adams Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ruby Hill: 1.9 mi
- Milk Ranch Spring: 2.4 mi
- Spanish Gulch Spring: 3.2 mi
- Simpson Springs: 4.0 mi
- Four-Eyed Nick's Springs: 4.4 mi
- Clarks Spring: 4.6 mi
- Ruby Hill: 1.3 mi
- Vanderbilt: 6.1 mi
- Strawberry: 16.4 mi
- Eureka Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Bartine Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Eureka Sentinel Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | ENE 57° | 3,223 m | 9.1 mi |
| Prospect Peak | SSW 205° | 2,919 m | 4.8 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,847 m | 6.1 mi |
| Atrypa Peak | SSW 211° | 2,734 m | 7.3 mi |
| Alpha Peak | ENE 70° | 2,733 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bellevue Peak | SSW 209° | 2,683 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bold Bluff | ENE 73° | 2,648 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grays Peak | SSW 205° | 2,622 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:35 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:41 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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