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National Automobile Museum, a museum in Nevada
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National Automobile Museum, a museum in Nevada
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National Automobile Museum, a museum in Nevada
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National Automobile Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,366 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Reno Arch, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.1 miles off.

About

The story

The National Automobile Museum is a museum in Reno, Nevada. Most of the vehicles displayed are from the collection of William F. Harrah. The museum opened on November 5, 1989.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1989.

Wikidata Q5558180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.52577, -119.80878

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Powning Park: 0.2 mi
  • Brodhead Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stewart Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Space Whale: 0.2 mi
  • Nevadan: 0.3 mi
  • Casino Chips: 0.3 mi
  • BattleBorn: 0.3 mi
  • No Evil: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Cross Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Huffaker Hills: 5.5 mi
  • Peavine Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 18
Springs: 17
  • Cold Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Mud Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Horse Spring: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of National Automobile Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 205°3,285 m13.9 mi
Church PeakSSW 207°3,235 m13.5 mi
Mount HoughtonSSW 208°3,195 m15.0 mi
Relay PeakSSW 207°3,135 m16.4 mi
Snowflower MountainSW 214°3,115 m12.0 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 203°3,012 m15.5 mi
Slide MountainSSW 195°2,936 m15.3 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSW 206°2,932 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147526069777567554436
Precip in1.31.00.80.40.60.40.20.20.20.50.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1350127617

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