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Fresno Metropolitan Museum, a museum in California
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Fresno Metropolitan Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 88 m. Tivy Mountain stands 865 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fresno Metropolitian Museum, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science was a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate and American Alliance of Museums accredited museum located in downtown Fresno, California, in the San Joaquin Valley. The Museum was established in 1984 and was one of the largest museums between San Francisco and Los Angeles. "The Met" was housed in the historic 1922 Fresno Bee Building. In August 2005, the museum began an extensive interior renovation; the first of its kind since the Museum's opening. The museum reopened on November 13, 2008, and closed on January 5, 2010, after defaulting on its renovation loans.

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Dates from 1984-04-08.

Wikidata Q5503186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
88 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.74024, -119.79578
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 27
Peaks: 26
Cliffs: 20
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.6 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.9 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.1 mi
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
Springs: 4
  • Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Home Spring: 18.3 mi
  • White Tank Spring: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 0.2 mi
  • Calwa Murals: 3.1 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 10.0 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tivy MountainE 80°865 m24.5 mi
Red MountainENE 69°730 m23.5 mi
Wildcat MountainENE 64°669 m22.5 mi
Jesse Morrow MountainE 91°640 m21.5 mi
Crook MountainNNE 23°608 m25.0 mi
Keys MountainNE 50°597 m22.8 mi
Corlew MountainNE 37°594 m22.6 mi
Hulbert MountainNNE 18°559 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:4119:4420:22
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:0916:0716:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257627078848277675548
Precip in2.21.91.91.00.40.20.00.00.00.60.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno Yosemite Intl, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/368174594

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