Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is a museum in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 573 m. Mount Kit Carson stands 1,600 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell House, a museum 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 10.0 miles off.
The story
The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, formerly the Cheney Cowles Museum, is located in Spokane, Washington's Browne's Addition neighborhood. It is associated with the Smithsonian Institution, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Dates from 1916-06-05.
Wikidata Q7060129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 573 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK
- 20.1 mi off the EXTEND SR 27 DESIGNATION JCT SR 274 NORTHERLY TO JCT SR 278 VIC ROCKFORD PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
- 20.1 mi off the JCT SR 27 VIC ROCKFORD EASTERLY TO IDAHO STATE LINE PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
- 22.9 mi off the JCT SR 23 VIC SPRAGUE TO JCT SR 2 VIC REARDEN
Named places within 25 miles
- Coeur d'Alene Park: 0.2 mi
- Olmstead Park: 0.3 mi
- Dutch Jakes Park: 0.5 mi
- South Maple Street Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Peaceful Valley Park: 0.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 5.8 mi
- Little Baldy: 6.4 mi
- Browne Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Peak: 7.5 mi
- Tower Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Al’s Cube: 0.3 mi
- Mysterious Bicycle: 0.4 mi
- Bulldozer: 0.6 mi
- Millennium Mobius: 0.7 mi
- Parliament of Hares: 0.7 mi
- Riverfront Park Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Elliot Conservation Futures: 1.2 mi
- Palisades Park: 1.6 mi
- Downriver Park: 1.8 mi
- Rimrock Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Milk Bottle: 0.7 mi
- Spokane Register of Historic Places: 0.9 mi
- In Memory of All Law Enforcement Officers: 1.0 mi
- Danil's Ghost Bike: 1.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Looff Carrousel: 1.2 mi
- One Spokane Stadium: 1.4 mi
- Spokane Party Trolley: 2.2 mi
- Bowl and Pitcher: 3.7 mi
- Spokane County Fair & Expo Center: 4.8 mi
- Connections Garden: 1.2 mi
- Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Student Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Nishinomiya-Tsutakawa Japanese Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Lilac Garden: 2.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Campbell House: 0.1 mi
- Mobius Discovery Center: 1.0 mi
- Finch Arboritum Visitors Center: 1.2 mi
- Jundt Art Center: 1.9 mi
- Bing Crosby House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 1.2 mi
- Mystic Falls: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Post Falls: 23.2 mi
- Griffith Spring: 7.5 mi
- Goldback Spring: 7.7 mi
- Mirabeau Springs: 10.4 mi
- Big Springs: 11.0 mi
- well 2520: 19.3 mi
- Long Lake Dam Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Boulder Beach: 6.9 mi
- Mock: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kit Carson | NE 38° | 1,600 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mica Peak | E 96° | 1,598 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mica Peak | ESE 109° | 1,586 m | 17.9 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | NE 47° | 1,572 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cable Peak | E 101° | 1,501 m | 20.9 mi |
| Shasta Butte | E 94° | 1,470 m | 20.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ESE 106° | 1,429 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | NE 47° | 1,361 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:04 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:08 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spokane Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1039908487
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