Palm Springs Air Museum
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Palm Springs Air Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Flak 37 88mm Gun, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Palm Springs Air Museum is an aviation museum in Palm Springs, California. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit leases from the city 17 acres abutting Palm Springs International Airport. The museum encompasses five themed hangars, outdoor displays, and a visitor center that includes a resource center with flight simulators. It operates warbird rides, air demonstrations, and talks by experts on specific topics. Many of the museum’s planes have been used in movies and fly in air shows.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q7128065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Agua Caliente Park: 1.1 mi
- Prescott Preserve (East): 1.6 mi
- Sunrise Park: 1.6 mi
- Demuth Park: 1.7 mi
- Prescott Preserve (West): 1.7 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 2.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 8.2 mi
- Dos Palmas Spring: 8.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.4 mi
- Magnesia Spring: 8.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Cahuilla Peak: 3.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 4.7 mi
- Garnet Hill: 4.9 mi
- Edom Hill: 5.0 mi
- Blixseth Mountain Park: 7.8 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 8.2 mi
- G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 9.9 mi
- Cahuilla Hills Park: 10.0 mi
- Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 10.9 mi
- Flak 37 88mm Gun: 0.0 mi
- Frank Sinatra House: 1.7 mi
- Palm Springs Surf Club: 2.1 mi
- Park Imperial South House: 2.3 mi
- Drag & Fly Tours: 2.4 mi
- Dry Falls: 3.9 mi
- Oak Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Trashcan Rock - West Face: 22.7 mi
- Trashcan Rock - East Face: 22.7 mi
- Lower Freeway Wall: 22.9 mi
- Arizona Desert Region: 3.2 mi
- Colorado Desert Region: 3.2 mi
- Mojave Desert Region: 3.2 mi
- California Desert Region: 3.2 mi
- Sonoran Desert Region: 3.3 mi
- kenny irwin artist: 1.8 mi
- Whirlwind VI. 2006: 2.0 mi
- Unity through Healthcare: 2.2 mi
- The Rainmaker: 2.4 mi
- Isabelle: 2.5 mi
- Tong wen neval: 3.6 mi
- Shiprock: 4.9 mi
- Desert Holocaust Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Expressframe: 11.2 mi
- Old Car: 12.8 mi
- Dry Falls: 3.8 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 3.9 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- West Fork Falls: 6.9 mi
- Andreas Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Delos Bench: 6.6 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Palm Springs Air Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | W 263° | 3,288 m | 10.1 mi |
| Jean Peak | W 260° | 3,202 m | 10.2 mi |
| Folly Peak | W 265° | 3,195 m | 10.4 mi |
| Marion Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,150 m | 10.8 mi |
| Miller Peak | W 263° | 3,143 m | 9.8 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | W 261° | 3,102 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | WSW 257° | 3,097 m | 11.0 mi |
| Cornell Peak | W 262° | 2,928 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palm Springs, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Palm Springs · 2 mi
- Cathedral City · 3 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 6 mi
- Desert Hot Springs · 9 mi
- Palm Desert · 11 mi
- Indian Wells · 12 mi
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