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Hawthorne Ordnance Museum

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, a museum in Nevada
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, a museum in NevadaLeonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, a museum in Nevada
Leonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, a museum in Nevada
Leonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Hawthorne Ordnance Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,306 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral County Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

About

The story

The Hawthorne Ordnance Museum is located at 925 E Street, Hawthorne, Nevada. The museum showcases various demilitarized ammunition and other military equipment belonging to the United States Navy and the United States Army which were manufactured and stored in an ammunition depot based in Hawthorne. The museum is operated by a local non-profit organization.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5685631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.53105, -118.62493
Around it

81 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 32
  • Whisky Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Sorhouet Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Stageroad Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Wild Horse Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Willow Spring: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Mount Grant: 9.4 mi
  • Big Indian Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Corey Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Buller Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Pike Peak: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Booker Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Luning Rest Area: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GrantWNW 287°3,421 m9.4 mi
Corey PeakSW 236°3,201 m10.3 mi
Big Indian MountainWSW 252°3,062 m9.8 mi
Powell MountainSSW 196°2,903 m14.6 mi
Buller MountainSSW 198°2,879 m10.9 mi
East Brawley PeakSW 219°2,872.74 m24.5 mi
Mount HicksSSW 211°2,869 m20.3 mi
Table MountainS 187°2,820 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3119:4320:23
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0915:5616:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149536272797769574537
Precip in0.40.40.50.30.70.30.40.20.10.40.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/780942634

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