Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
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Marin Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Miles McKey Meditation Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) was founded in 2007 and is located in San Rafael, California, United States. The museum includes several galleries, over fifty artist studios, a classroom wing for studio art classes, and a museum store.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6763744, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1933
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 3.8 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Lauren Place: 5.9 mi
- Hamilton Amphitheater Park: 0.1 mi
- Clark A. Blasdell Park: 0.6 mi
- Lois Curtin Park: 0.9 mi
- MVMCC: 1.0 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.4 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 2.5 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 3.8 mi
- Novato History Museum: 4.2 mi
- China Camp State Park Museum: 5.0 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 1.0 mi
- The Rosebowl: 8.5 mi
- Bat House: 9.2 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 9.6 mi
- Black Powder Press: 9.8 mi
- Pacheco Hill: 1.3 mi
- Turtle Back: 3.7 mi
- Bullet Hill: 3.8 mi
- Chicken Coop Hill: 4.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.2 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 4.3 mi
- Buckeye Point: 4.3 mi
- Weber Point: 4.5 mi
- Bullhead Flat: 4.7 mi
- San Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Atherton Avenue Bayland: 3.2 mi
- Santa Margarita Island Open Space Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 3.5 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 4.3 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 4.3 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 5.0 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 6.9 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 8.1 mi
- Slide House: 8.1 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 7.7 mi
- Art by local residences.: 8.6 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 11.3 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 11.6 mi
- Amass Joy: 12.5 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 8.3 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 10.0 mi
- Keller Beach: 11.9 mi
- Bramble Beach: 12.3 mi
- Stinson Beach: 13.0 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 8.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 8.6 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 9.2 mi
- Worn Springs: 7.4 mi
- Colier Spring: 9.7 mi
- Broko Spring: 10.5 mi
- Crystal Springs: 11.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 11.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 5.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.4 mi
- Vent 5: 13.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 16.2 mi
- Temple: 16.4 mi
- Keyhole: 16.7 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Quarters A: 19.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Rest Stop: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSW 200° | 784 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SSW 205° | 778 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SSW 203° | 744 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSW 210° | 612 m | 11.6 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SSW 213° | 597 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | W 271° | 575 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SW 233° | 543 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SSW 203° | 527 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 98001347OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/356321278
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