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Franklin County Historical Museum

Franklin County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Franklin County Historical Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sylvester Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 4.1 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.23282, -119.09307
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sylvester Park: 0.2 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mercier Park: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Family Group: 1.4 mi
  • Propeller: 1.4 mi
  • Catch the Wind: 1.4 mi
  • Anchor & Chain: 1.4 mi
  • Sapaxikas "Willow Fish Traps": 1.4 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Perry Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 6.3 mi
  • The Butte: 8.7 mi
  • Jump Off Joe: 9.1 mi
  • Little Badger Mountain: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • The Green Bridge Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Gene L. Spaulding: 6.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Pasco Aviation Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 3.5 mi
  • REACH Museum: 5.9 mi
  • White Bluffs Quilt Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Hanford History Project Storage & Archives: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
  • The Pink House: 5.6 mi
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 5.8 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 6.5 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 11.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Coyote Srings: 10.8 mi
  • Badger Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jump Off JoeS 191°670 m9.1 mi
Chandler ButteW 273°622 m22.5 mi
Johnson ButteSSW 207°620 m10.5 mi
Dead Dog LaunchW 272°556 m19.9 mi
Badger MountainW 270°481.3 m10.8 mi
RomeWSW 257°479 m14.7 mi
Candy MountainW 278°424 m13.2 mi
FourmileSSW 199°413 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2919:09
June solstice05:0520:0620:53
September equinox06:4418:1618:56
December solstice07:3715:2316:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047546369777667554336
Precip in1.10.80.70.60.80.60.20.20.30.70.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennewick, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/224294195

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