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MONA: Museum of Northwest Art

MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in WashingtonCody Logan (aka clpo13 at English Wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
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MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
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MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY 2.5
MONA: Museum of Northwest Art, a museum in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY 2.5

MONA: Museum of Northwest Art is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Lyman Hill stands 1,311 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Polar Bears, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Loop passes 4.0 miles off.

About

The story

The Museum of Northwest Art (also referred to as MoNA) is an art museum located in La Conner, Washington, and is focused on the Northwest School art movement, which had its peak in the mid-20th century. The Museum was founded by Art Hupy in 1981. It moved to its present building in 1995. An annual celebration of Northwest artists encompasses the MoNA auction, supporting museum programming.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1981.

Wikidata Q2840198, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.39163, -122.49573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Gilkey Square: 0.0 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.1 mi
  • Dirty Biter Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jordan Street End Park: 0.2 mi
  • Swadabs Park: 0.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 59
Beaches: 28
Museums: 26
Gardens: 20
  • Roozen Gaarde: 4.7 mi
  • Hidden Gnome Garden: 7.9 mi
  • White Bloom garden: 7.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Forgotten Garden: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 14
  • The Old Fir Log: 0.1 mi
  • Tulip Town: 4.1 mi
  • Beachcomber Charters: 6.0 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.1 mi
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of MONA: Museum of Northwest Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyman HillNE 48°1,311 m20.8 mi
Haystack MountainE 80°1,233 m18.9 mi
Cultus MountainE 82°1,205 m16.4 mi
Little Haystack MountainENE 78°1,193.6 m20.4 mi
Table MountainE 91°1,013.5 m17.4 mi
Talc MountainENE 76°1,001.3 m20.8 mi
Split RockE 88°964 m17.9 mi
Stimson HillESE 108°858 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:0920:2621:16
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0015:2416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414246505660636459514541

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon 3 WNW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/482046776

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