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Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in OregonVisitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
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Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, a museum in Oregon
Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0

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Museum of Natural and Cultural History is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wooly Mammoth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is a natural history museum on the University of Oregon campus, in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The museum is in a building inspired by the design of Pacific Northwest Native longhouses.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7896023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University of Oregon
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.04301, -123.06807
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Washburne City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Agate Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Erb Memorial Union Green: 0.3 mi
  • Straub Hall Green: 0.3 mi
  • Science Grove: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Skinner Butte: 1.7 mi
  • Kelly Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Moon Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Gillespie Butte: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Mim's House: 1.4 mi
  • Nicolas Cage balcony: 1.5 mi
  • Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 2.6 mi
  • Living History Village: 2.6 mi
  • Elijah Bristow Monument: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Franklin Perch: 0.6 mi
  • Spliff Cliff: 0.6 mi
  • Climbing Columns: 1.8 mi
  • Lenon Hill: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSSE 148°1,116 m16.4 mi
Buck MountainNNE 21°961.6 m11.4 mi
Mount TomNNE 19°954 m12.4 mi
Bald MountainNNE 23°881.5 m17.1 mi
Round MountainNNE 30°852.2 m14.5 mi
Prune HillSSE 155°809 m15.2 mi
Hells HillENE 60°746 m14.6 mi
Cougar MountainSSE 159°732 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:25
June solstice05:3020:1521:00
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4515:5016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347515661686863534641
Precip in6.14.74.63.32.51.20.30.41.43.26.07.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/155181220

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