Mary Austin's House
Mary Austin's House is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,202 m. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastern California Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
California Historical Landmark 229
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eastern California Museum
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Peak: 7.7 mi
- Kearsarge Peak: 8.1 mi
- Indian Rock: 8.9 mi
- Mount Mary Austin: 9.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 9.0 mi
- Boron Springs: 3.9 mi
- Tub Springs: 5.5 mi
- McGann Springs: 6.2 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 7.4 mi
- Willow Springs: 7.8 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 5.7 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 6.2 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 12.1 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 13.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 11.4 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 12.3 mi
- Boot Arch: 12.3 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 12.4 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 12.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 5.5 mi
- Arai Pond: 5.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.6 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 5.8 mi
- Mobius Arch: 13.7 mi
- Lathe Arch: 13.7 mi
- Heart Arch: 13.7 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 14.0 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 14.7 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 14.3 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 15.2 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 15.8 mi
- Chocolate Block: 15.8 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 15.9 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 14.2 mi
- Mist Falls: 19.2 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 23.7 mi
- Crystal Pool: 23.7 mi
- Bat Pool: 23.7 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 23.7 mi
- Volcano Pool: 24.1 mi
- Dehy Park: 0.3 mi
- Independence Park: 0.4 mi
- Merritt Park: 5.6 mi
- Spainhower Park: 15.3 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 0.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 15.5 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 15.9 mi
- Bend City: 4.1 mi
- San Carlos: 4.2 mi
- Kearsarge: 6.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 5.6 mi
- Miss Alabama: 15.3 mi
- Bat Pole: 22.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 2.8 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Mary Austin's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SSW 211° | 4,383 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSW 199° | 4,296 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SW 217° | 4,275 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SSW 209° | 4,266 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Stanford | WSW 238° | 4,260.2 m | 12.7 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | WSW 237° | 4,254.4 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Keith | SW 228° | 4,249 m | 10.5 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SSW 210° | 4,245 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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