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Nevada State Museum Historical Society

Nevada State Museum Historical Society from directly overhead

Nevada State Museum Historical Society is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 645 m. Angel Peak stands 2,704 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lorenzi Park, a park 0.1 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
645 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.17794, -115.18659

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
  • cornerstone gallery: 2.4 mi
  • Photo Bang Bang: 2.5 mi
  • Cobalt Gallery: 2.5 mi
  • G gallery: 2.6 mi
  • Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 32
  • Suburban Crag: 8.2 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Gun Club Right Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 9.6 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 10.0 mi
Springs: 31
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Red Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Calico Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Ash Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 15.3 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Cactus Alley: 0.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 0.7 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Swm n Pool: 2.4 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 2.4 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 2.5 mi
  • grass sand maze: 3.1 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 8.8 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Nevada State Museum Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Angel PeakWNW 294°2,704 m23.7 mi
Potosi MountainSW 230°2,562 m22.9 mi
La Madre MountainW 279°2,465 m15.4 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 251°2,155 m17.6 mi
Quartzite MountainNNE 14°2,152 m23.1 mi
Gass PeakN 1°2,111 m15.4 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 249°2,079 m17.6 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 254°2,075 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667686929082695647
Precip in0.70.80.50.20.10.00.10.20.20.30.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/900018667

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