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Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society

Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society from directly overhead

Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 600 m. Quail Mountain stands 1,772 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, a historic site 0.6 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates34.13072, -116.04758
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Feudal Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Varnished Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Pixie Rock: 6.7 mi
  • The Bilbo Buttresses: 6.7 mi
  • Billboard Buttress: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 55
Parks: 30
  • Bucklin Park: 0.7 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Joe Davis Park: 1.1 mi
  • Luckie Park: 1.4 mi
  • Knott's Sky Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Valley of Kings: 6.9 mi
  • Super Dome: 7.3 mi
  • Fortress Area: 7.3 mi
  • Willow Hole: 7.4 mi
  • Willow Hole: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Springs: 15
  • Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Pine Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Johnson Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Sneakeye Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Quail Springs: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 3.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quail MountainSW 232°1,772 m14.0 mi
Queen MountainSSW 209°1,718 m6.2 mi
Inspiration PeakSSW 212°1,694 m15.9 mi
Eureka PeakWSW 249°1,682 m18.6 mi
Ryan MountainSSW 207°1,663 m11.2 mi
Bernard PointS 186°1,655 m18.2 mi
Mt. Minerva HoytSW 232°1,647 m13.1 mi
Lost Horse MountainSSW 201°1,609 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3419:2320:00
September equinox06:3318:0918:42
December solstice06:4716:0116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535662687685919083715951
Precip in0.50.60.40.10.00.00.40.70.30.10.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twentynine Palms, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/566455862

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