Hammer Museum
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Hammer Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Leland stands 2,371 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheldon Muesum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles runs past it. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
The Hammer Museum, located in Haines, Alaska, United States, is the first museum in the world dedicated to hammers. The museum was founded in 2002 and became a non-profit organization in 2004. It features over 1,400 hammers and related tools, ranging from ancient times through the colonial days to the industrial era. It has 8,000 artifacts still in storage.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q14680007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles, National
- 1.9 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kelgaya point · 3 mi
- Battery point · 3 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Haines Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Ripinski: 3.4 mi
- Mount Riley: 3.9 mi
- Shakuseyi Peak: 5.5 mi
- Mount Villard: 5.5 mi
- Snow Plow #1 1899: 15.7 mi
- Locomotive Engine No. 52: 15.7 mi
- Gold Rush National Park HQ: 15.7 mi
- National Park Service Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
- Martin Itjen Residence: 15.7 mi
- Sheldon Muesum: 0.1 mi
- Soapy Smith's Parlor: 15.7 mi
- Red Onion Saloon Brothel Museum: 15.8 mi
- Historic Moore Homestead: 15.9 mi
- City of Skagway Museum: 15.9 mi
- Skagway Centennial Park: 15.6 mi
- Molly Walsh Park: 15.9 mi
- Seven Pastures: 16.8 mi
- Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Sweetooth Garden: 15.8 mi
- First Bloom Garden: 15.8 mi
- Corrington Lot: 15.9 mi
- Jewell Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Upper Reid Falls: 17.3 mi
- Lower Reid Falls: 17.4 mi
- Pitchfork Falls: 22.2 mi
- Fort Seward: 0.5 mi
- Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque: 15.7 mi
- Gold Rush Stampeders: 15.7 mi
- The Heart of Broadway: 15.9 mi
- Dyea: 18.8 mi
- Dyea Campground Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Eldred Rock Light: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hammer Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leland | E 101° | 2,371 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Brackett | ESE 110° | 2,244 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Bagot | ENE 62° | 2,144 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Krause | WSW 258° | 2,134 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hefty Peak | NE 41° | 2,119 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Carmack | NNE 16° | 2,075 m | 23.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak 108 | ENE 57° | 2,074 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Emmerich | WSW 252° | 2,073 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:22 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 03:47 | 21:06 | 22:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:10 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 13:13 | 15:04 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 26 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haines #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/711547358
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