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Lane County Historical Museum

Lane County Historical Museum, a museum in Oregon
Lane County Historical Museum, a museum in OregonRick Obst · CC BY 4.0
Lane County Historical Museum, a museum in Oregon
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Lane County Historical Museum, a museum in Oregon
Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lane County Historical Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln School City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Lane County History Museum, located on the county fairgrounds in Lane County in Eugene, Oregon, United States, has ongoing exhibits on the Oregon Trail, the county courthouse, historic vehicles, selections of artifacts from across the county, and photographs. The museum also provides research materials by appointment in their closed stack library, school tours, a variety of public events, and runs an annual grant program for heritage outreach projects. The museum and the Lane County Clerk's Building near the museum entrance are both administered by the Lane County Historical Society.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22023094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lane County Historical Society
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.04512, -123.10379
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincoln School City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Jefferson City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Monroe City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Charnel Mulligan City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Washington City Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Skinner Butte: 1.0 mi
  • Gillespie Butte: 1.9 mi
  • Wild Iris Ridge Summit: 3.1 mi
  • Baker Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Moon Mountain: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 21
  • Common Ground Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Matthews Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Skinner City Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Fox Hollow Creek Nursery: 1.2 mi
  • Library Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Mim's House: 1.1 mi
  • Nicolas Cage balcony: 1.3 mi
  • Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 4.3 mi
  • Living History Village: 4.4 mi
  • Elijah Bristow Monument: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Climbing Columns: 1.0 mi
  • Franklin Perch: 2.4 mi
  • Spliff Cliff: 2.4 mi
  • Lenon Hill: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waters of Mormon: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Lane County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE 143°1,116 m17.5 mi
Buck MountainNNE 29°961.6 m12.0 mi
Mount TomNNE 27°954 m13.0 mi
Bald MountainNNE 29°881.5 m17.7 mi
Round MountainNE 36°852.2 m15.4 mi
Prune HillSSE 149°809 m16.1 mi
Hells HillENE 64°746 m16.1 mi
Cougar MountainSSE 153°732 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3020:1521:00
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:4515:5016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347515661686863534641
Precip in6.14.74.63.32.51.20.30.41.43.26.07.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/395479876

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