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Fort Humboldt Museum

Fort Humboldt Museum from directly overhead

Fort Humboldt Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Bug Creek Butte stands 1,603 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Fort Humboldt's museum about the treatment of Native Americans in the area, housed in the Fort's old hospital building.

The story

former military installation in Eureka, California, United States

Wikidata Q12312087, matched on coordinates and name (92 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1853

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77648, -124.18856

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 36
  • Pidgeon Point: 4.6 mi
  • Humboldt Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Cape Horn: 6.8 mi
  • Tompkins Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Fickle Hill: 10.4 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 10
  • Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies: 2.1 mi
  • Following Current Events: 2.2 mi
  • Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • APD Mural: 8.4 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Carson Mansion: 2.6 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 3.1 mi
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 14.3 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • The Portal: 20.0 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Azalea State Reserve: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bug Creek ButteESE 104°1,603 m23.4 mi
Chaparral MountainESE 103°1,548 m22.2 mi
Horse MountainENE 74°1,506 m24.8 mi
Mad River ButtesESE 104°1,505 m22.1 mi
Snow Camp MountainE 94°1,403 m22.0 mi
Mount AndyE 97°1,192 m20.8 mi
Hansen HillSE 127°1,088 m24.6 mi
Bald JesseSE 135°1,050 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4620:1120:52
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:3816:0916:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484849515456585957545147
Precip in6.75.65.73.61.70.70.20.20.72.34.98.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka WFO Woodley IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/409017328

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