Pima Air & Space Museum
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Pima Air & Space Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 847 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 390th Memorial Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
The Pima Air & Space Museum is an aerospace museum in Tucson, Arizona, US. It features a display of nearly 400 aircraft spread out over 80 acres (32 ha) on a campus occupying 127 acres (51 ha). It has also been the home to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame since 1991.
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Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q3062422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 847 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 16 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 17 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Jay Regional Park: 0.5 mi
- Deer Park: 1.3 mi
- Roy Schoonover Trailhead: 2.2 mi
- Augie Acuna Los Niños Neighborhood Park: 2.6 mi
- Escalante Park: 3.0 mi
- Robert A Price Senior Park: 1.1 mi
- Groves Park II: 2.9 mi
- 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 4.4 mi
- Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 5.0 mi
- Fantasy Island Trails Park: 5.1 mi
- Poorman Range: 3.6 mi
- Martinez Hill: 7.5 mi
- Twin Hills: 8.2 mi
- Twin Hills: 8.3 mi
- Grotto Hill: 8.5 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 12.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.5 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 12.6 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 12.6 mi
- Moments To Remember: 5.8 mi
- ZOO: 5.9 mi
- McT-Rex: 7.6 mi
- B-52 Bomber Tail: 7.9 mi
- Curving Arcades: 7.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
- Yume Japanese Gardens and Museum: 7.9 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 8.0 mi
- Zen Garden: 8.0 mi
- Word Garden: 8.0 mi
- F86: 2.8 mi
- U2: 3.3 mi
- C 130: 3.3 mi
- OV 10 Bronco: 3.3 mi
- O1 Bird Dog: 3.3 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 7.2 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 8.4 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 8.6 mi
- 390th Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Tucson Military Vehicle Museum: 0.3 mi
- Ignite Sign Art Museum: 7.1 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 7.8 mi
- Tucson Children's Museum: 8.2 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 13.9 mi
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 14.0 mi
- Seven Falls: 14.2 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 14.6 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 17.6 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 15.8 mi
- Alcatraz: 15.8 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 15.8 mi
- Sun Spot: 17.3 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 22.6 mi
- Pantano: 19.3 mi
- Helvetia: 19.9 mi
- Total Wreck: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Pima Air & Space Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | N 4° | 2,425.64 m | 17.2 mi |
| Window Peak | N 2° | 2,277 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Kimball | N 357° | 2,213.56 m | 16.5 mi |
| Little Kimball | N 358° | 2,171 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tanque Verde Peak | ENE 74° | 2,147 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gorp Peak | N 357° | 2,037 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NNE 11° | 2,030.51 m | 16.0 mi |
| Prominent Point | N 353° | 2,017.75 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Tucson · 5 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 23 mi
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