Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Mount Carmel stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodmere Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a museum located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, featuring several art collections. The permanent collection includes examples of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. It is also home to Artworks, a participatory art gallery and studio for children. The current building was designed by the Montgomery architectural firm of Barganier, Davis, and Sims and opened in 1988. An addition was completed in 1993.
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Dates from 1930.
Wikidata Q1946291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 5.8 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodmere Park: 0.4 mi
- Sojourner Park: 2.6 mi
- Brenda Bonner Park: 2.7 mi
- Dalraida Park: 3.1 mi
- Hyde Park: 3.2 mi
- Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall: 4.4 mi
- W. A. Gayle Planetarium: 4.9 mi
- Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture: 4.9 mi
- F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum: 5.0 mi
- Dr. Richard Harris House: 5.4 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 5.8 mi
- Confederate Memorial Monument: 5.8 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Rosa Parks Bus Stop: 6.3 mi
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice: 6.4 mi
- Wall of Tolerance: 5.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 6.3 mi
- Steadfast Stride Toward Justice: 6.3 mi
- Rosa Parks: 6.3 mi
- Violata Pax Dove: 6.4 mi
- Taskigi Mound: 11.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.8 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 13.0 mi
- Cantelous Hill: 15.1 mi
- Gunter Hill: 15.5 mi
- Avenue of Flags: 5.8 mi
- Escapology Montgomery: 6.4 mi
- Harriott II Riverboat: 6.6 mi
- Town of Spectre: 9.9 mi
- The Alleyway: 12.9 mi
- Peace and Justice Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | SSW 200° | 192 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 4° | 174 m | 12.8 mi |
| Gin Shop Hill | WNW 294° | 138 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cantelous Hill | W 267° | 104 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | NW 305° | 95 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gunter Hill | W 270° | 94 m | 15.5 mi |
| Taskigi Mound | NNW 344° | 50 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:43 | 16:07 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery 6SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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