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Mackay Mansion & Museum

Mackay Mansion & Museum from directly overhead

Mackay Mansion & Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,885 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia City's Oldest Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1885 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30666, -119.65011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Davidson: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Bullion: 1.2 mi
  • Butler Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Middle Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Wheeler Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Dayton State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Dayton State Park Historic Mill Site: 5.3 mi
  • Mark Twain Park: 5.6 mi
  • Dayton Valley Dog Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • The Holland Project: 16.2 mi
  • Valor Tatoo Parlor: 16.3 mi
  • Rainshadow Community Charter High: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 34
Historic sites: 26
  • Virginia City's Oldest Church: 0.1 mi
  • William Sharon: 0.2 mi
  • S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 0.2 mi
  • Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 0.2 mi
  • The Great Fire of 1875: 0.3 mi
Museums: 25
  • Comstock Firemen's Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Comstock Gold Mill: 0.2 mi
  • Haunted Washoe Club Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Ponderosa Mine Tour: 0.2 mi
  • Mark Twain Museum: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 15
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 13
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jumbo Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 13.8 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Mackay Mansion & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseW 280°3,285 m14.5 mi
Church PeakWNW 282°3,235 m14.9 mi
Mount HoughtonW 277°3,195 m15.6 mi
Tamarack PeakW 273°3,012 m14.5 mi
Slide MountainW 272°2,936 m12.5 mi
Chocolate PeakWNW 284°2,867 m13.6 mi
Alpine Walk PeakWNW 291°2,730 m14.8 mi
Marlette PeakWSW 238°2,661 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1615:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455464737164524133
Precip in1.82.11.60.50.70.50.20.20.30.61.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/992468323

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