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Marin County Historical Society Museum

Marin County Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Marin County Historical Society Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 30 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Memorial Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
30 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.97529, -122.52938
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.7 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.1 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 2.5 mi
  • Slide House: 2.5 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.0 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 3.4 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 3.7 mi
  • Weber Point: 3.8 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Temple: 14.9 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Marin County Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSW 220°784 m4.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW 226°778 m5.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSW 224°744 m4.6 mi
Ballou PointSW 230°612 m6.8 mi
Twin KnollsSW 236°597 m6.7 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 325°575 m7.1 mi
Pine MountainW 271°543 m6.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW 221°527 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174128

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