Museum of American Heritage
Museum of American Heritage is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Museum of American Heritage (MOAH) is a museum in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of mechanical, electrical, and technological artifacts from the Civil War era through the mid-20th century, with a focus on innovations that transformed American life before the digital age. The museum is housed in the historic Tudor Revival home of Dr. Thomas Marion Williams at 351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto, and uses the property itself as an artifact in telling the story of American technological change. MOAH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a member of the American Alliance of Museums.
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Dates from 1990.
Wikidata Q15961609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 20 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park: 0.0 mi
- Scott Park: 0.1 mi
- Lytton Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Cogswell Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
- Palo Alto History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo: 0.7 mi
- Anderson Collection at Stanford University: 1.0 mi
- Hoover Tower: 1.3 mi
- West Bay Model Railroad Association: 1.5 mi
- Cardinal French Laundry (1931-1989): 0.1 mi
- University A.M.E. Zion Church 1925-1965: 0.1 mi
- Palo Alto 100 Years: 0.2 mi
- Birthplace of "Silicon Valley": 0.2 mi
- Electronics Research Laboratory: 0.2 mi
- Hewlett Packard's Garage: 0.2 mi
- Tower Well structure (historic): 0.5 mi
- El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 0.7 mi
- Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 1.4 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Gamble Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Eleanor Pardee Garden: 0.9 mi
- Arizona Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rinconada Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rodin Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Angel of Grief: 0.8 mi
- Ella: 0.8 mi
- The Crows Project: You-Me-We: 0.8 mi
- Griffins: 0.9 mi
- Griffins: 0.9 mi
- Steve and Loli Sy Oak Grove: 0.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 1.1 mi
- EBF Picnic: 1.9 mi
- East Meadow Individual Area: 2.7 mi
- East Meadow Group Area: 2.7 mi
- Coyote Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 3.7 mi
- Eagle Hill: 5.2 mi
- Vista Hill: 5.6 mi
- Madera Point: 5.6 mi
- Niles beach: 12.5 mi
- Coyote Point Beach: 13.6 mi
- Aardvark Beach: 13.8 mi
- Martins Beach: 14.6 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 14.7 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 11.7 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 13.9 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Butano Falls: 16.5 mi
- Drawbridge: 10.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 10.4 mi
- Russell City: 14.5 mi
- Purissima: 14.5 mi
- Lexington: 19.5 mi
- Summit Spring: 8.3 mi
- Summit Spring: 8.3 mi
- Spring source: 9.1 mi
- Travertine Springs: 14.2 mi
- Congress Springs: 14.9 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 12.5 mi
- Underworld Rock: 15.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 15.5 mi
- Chab: 19.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Museum of American Heritage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSE 167° | 985 m | 15.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 167° | 979 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 163° | 917 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lookout Tower | S 169° | 892 m | 13.9 mi |
| Goat Rock | S 170° | 890 m | 15.2 mi |
| Summit Rock | SSE 167° | 878 m | 14.4 mi |
| Varian Peak | S 171° | 873 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 177° | 849 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 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 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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