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Moriarty Historical Society Museum

Moriarty Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Moriarty Historical Society Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,896 m. South Sandia Peak stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crossley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Salt Missions Trail runs past it. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

About

The story

city in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q1933126, matched on coordinates and name (441 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1896 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.00309, -106.04923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
Peaks: 30
Picnic sites: 18
Springs: 16
  • Estancita Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Carlito Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Mud Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Torro Spring: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 9
  • BME: 11.5 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 14.7 mi
  • 66: 17.9 mi
  • Luis Garcia: 20.0 mi
  • ☮: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
  • Lewis Auto Museum: 1.3 mi
  • US Southwest Soaring Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Museum of the American Military Family: 19.6 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moriarty Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Sandia PeakWNW 291°2,982 m23.1 mi
Mosca PeakWSW 237°2,890 m24.0 mi
Guadalupe PeakWSW 238°2,873 m24.2 mi
Placer MountainNNW 343°2,700 m24.0 mi
Tecolote PeakNW 304°2,684 m23.9 mi
South MountainNW 322°2,665 m15.8 mi
Cerro BlancoSW 232°2,551 m24.6 mi
San Pedro MountainNNW 335°2,498 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:16
June solstice05:5119:4520:22
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:0916:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485767716862513930
Precip in0.50.40.70.61.10.72.72.01.41.20.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moriarty 1 NE, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366378595

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