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Fontana Historical Society - Research Library

Fontana Historical Society - Research Library from directly overhead

Fontana Historical Society - Research Library is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Telegraph Peak stands 2,713 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazel Putnam Historical Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

railway station in Fontana, the United States of America

Wikidata Q5465123, matched on coordinates and name (650 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fontana Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.10087, -117.43636
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hazel Putnam Historical Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Miller Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sinclair Commercial Block Heritage Site: 0.2 mi
  • Seville Park: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Fontana Farms Company: 0.6 mi
  • The Fontana Rotary - Veteran's Park Plagpole Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • In Memory Of PFC Richard A. Noelke, USA - KIA Vietnam 6 Nov 1965: 3.3 mi
  • In Memory Of SP/4 John A. Rogers, USA - KIA Vietnam 20 Apr 1968: 3.4 mi
  • In Memory Of PFC Kenneth J. Redondo, USA - Died While in Service to His Country: 3.6 mi
Peaks
  • Peak 1913: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Jurupa: 4.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Mormon Battalion Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Texas Hill: 7.0 mi
Gardens
  • Guasti Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 8.1 mi
  • Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District: 8.7 mi
  • Native plant garden: 8.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 8.9 mi
Museums: 56
Attractions: 56
  • Primer Mcdonal's: 8.1 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 8.6 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 8.8 mi
  • Camera Obscura: 9.0 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Picnic sites: 34
  • Shelter B: 10.5 mi
  • Shelter B: 10.5 mi
  • Site B: 11.3 mi
  • Site C: 11.3 mi
  • Site A: 11.4 mi
Springs: 27
  • Convict Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Etiwanda Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 12.4 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 10.5 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 10.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Fontana Historical Society - Research Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telegraph PeakNW 320°2,713 m14.5 mi
Cucamonga PeakNW 315°2,695 m12.0 mi
Etiwanda PeakNW 319°2,640 m11.8 mi
Ontario PeakNW 309°2,640 m13.9 mi
Thunder MountainNW 320°2,613 m14.9 mi
Bighorn PeakNW 315°2,575 m13.0 mi
Timber MountainNW 318°2,521 m13.4 mi
North ThunderNW 321°2,497 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:3919:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636873798078706255
Precip in2.63.11.60.80.30.00.00.00.10.40.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontario Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/948981933

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