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Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot

Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot from directly overhead

Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,268 m. Virginia Peak stands 2,514 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernley Main Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

railway station in Fernley, the United States of America

Wikidata Q14705098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60559, -119.23778

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Fernley Main Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Millennium Park: 0.2 mi
  • In Town Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fernley Out-of-Town Park: 0.9 mi
  • Green Valley Park and Dog Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Polaris Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Red White and Blue Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Two Tips: 8.3 mi
  • White Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Black Butte: 9.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Freeman Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Blind Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Lost Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cooney Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Statue of Liberty: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum and Visitors Center: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Fort Churchill: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virginia PeakNW 311°2,514 m15.8 mi
Pah Rah MountainNW 316°2,507 m18.1 mi
Pond PeakWNW 285°2,448 m12.4 mi
Spanish Springs PeakW 280°2,230 m18.4 mi
Tibbie PeakSW 225°2,209 m22.7 mi
Clark MountainWSW 247°2,194 m18.1 mi
Moses RockNW 313°2,185 m21.8 mi
Juniper PeakNNE 13°2,175 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3019:4820:29
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1515:5416:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845515867767464524133

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadsworth 4 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/495261653

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