Naval Museum of Armament & Technology
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Naval Museum of Armament & Technology is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 687 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is China Lake Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
The China Lake Museum is a military museum in Ridgecrest, California focused on the history of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the development of naval aviation armament and technology.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2008.
Wikidata Q12063610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
134 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 12.3 mi
- Sheep Spring: 14.2 mi
- Bedrock Spring: 15.7 mi
- Coyote Spring: 17.4 mi
- Christmas Spring: 17.5 mi
- Lone Butte: 2.5 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 12.0 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 12.3 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 12.9 mi
- Five Fingers: 15.2 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 2.4 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 2.4 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 2.4 mi
- Rock Circles: 2.4 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 2.4 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 2.2 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 2.4 mi
- Pearson Park: 2.8 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.9 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 2.9 mi
- China Lake Museum: 0.0 mi
- China Lake Museum: 2.2 mi
- Maturango Museum: 2.3 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 2.8 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 16.6 mi
- plane: 0.9 mi
- plane: 0.9 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 1.5 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 15.4 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 21.4 mi
- Freeman Junction: 15.1 mi
- Garlock: 19.3 mi
- Valley Wells: 21.1 mi
- Atolia: 23.6 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Bickel Camp: 20.4 mi
- Cudahy camp: 23.2 mi
- Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 24.3 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 16.5 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Naval Museum of Armament & Technology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | WNW 286° | 2,574 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | WNW 300° | 2,435 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | W 281° | 2,396 m | 20.0 mi |
| Spanish Needle | WNW 292° | 2,390 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lamont Peak | WNW 293° | 2,253 m | 24.4 mi |
| Morris Peak | W 277° | 2,199 m | 19.5 mi |
| Russell Peak | W 274° | 2,041 m | 17.8 mi |
| Backus Peak | W 271° | 2,027 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — China Lake NAF, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5431946675
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