Postal History Foundation
Postal History Foundation is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 737 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Geronimo Center, a park 0.2 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 16 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 16 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Geronimo Center: 0.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Catalina Park: 0.3 mi
- The Main Mall: 0.6 mi
- Highland Quad: 0.6 mi
- Sentinel Peak Park: 2.4 mi
- Tumamoc Desert Laboratory: 2.7 mi
- Painted Hills Natural Resource Park: 2.9 mi
- Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 3.2 mi
- West Branch Santa Cruz: 3.4 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 2.5 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 3.0 mi
- Tolson Peak: 4.3 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 4.6 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 4.9 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 10.8 mi
- Pima Spring: 11.0 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 11.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 11.6 mi
- Border Dynamics: 0.3 mi
- USS Arizona Tile Piece: 0.5 mi
- "A" Statue: 0.5 mi
- Uaspire #1: 0.5 mi
- 25 Scientists: 0.6 mi
- Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 0.4 mi
- Krutch Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 1.1 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Mission Garden: 2.1 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 0.6 mi
- Goddess of Agave: 0.7 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 1.0 mi
- Snob Hollow: 1.1 mi
- Miracle Mile Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 0.4 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 0.5 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 1.0 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 1.0 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Arizona State Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- Arizona State Museum South: 0.3 mi
- Old Pueblo Trolley Barn: 0.7 mi
- Southern Arizona Transportation Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Seven Falls: 12.8 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 16.4 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 17.8 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 17.9 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 15.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 15.4 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 15.4 mi
- Alcatraz: 15.4 mi
- Sun Spot: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Postal History Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | NE 35° | 2,794 m | 17.6 mi |
| Marshall Peak | NE 41° | 2,530 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | NNE 33° | 2,425.64 m | 12.6 mi |
| Window Peak | NNE 32° | 2,277 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 54° | 2,214 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 26° | 2,213.56 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 28° | 2,171 m | 10.6 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 28° | 2,037 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 27 mi
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