R.A. Gray Florida History Museum
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R.A. Gray Florida History Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Calico Hill stands 11 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Florida's Nature, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 3.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, named for Robert Andrew Gray.
The museum features a gallery with exhibits that change every few months as well as permanent exhibits. Previous exhibits include Beyond the Vote: Florida Women’s Activism, Florida Inspired: Landscapes from the Risner Fine Art Collection, and Living the Dream: Twentieth Century Florida. Opened in 1977, the Museum of Florida History collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets evidence of past and present cultures in Florida, and promotes knowledge and appreciation of this heritage. As the state history museum, it focuses on artifacts and eras unique to Florida's development and on roles that Floridians have played in national and global events. Through exhibits, educational programs, research, and collections, the Museum reflects the ways that people have shaped and reacted to their cultural and natural environments. The Museum of Florida History is administered by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, a division of the Florida Department of State.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1977.
Wikidata Q6940864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Florida Department of State
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kleman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Curtis L Waller Park: 0.1 mi
- Doug Burnette Park: 0.1 mi
- Boulevard Park: 0.2 mi
- Cherokee Park: 0.3 mi
- Horn Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rhodes Spring 2: 12.9 mi
- Double Springs: 12.9 mi
- Rhodes Spring 4: 13.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 13.1 mi
- Florida Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Leon County's American Revolutionary War Soldiers: 0.4 mi
- Four Corners of History Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial: 0.5 mi
- John G. Riley House: 0.5 mi
- Florida's Nature: 0.0 mi
- Stormsong: 0.1 mi
- Officer Down: 0.2 mi
- Library Live Oak: 0.4 mi
- Sculpture garden: 0.6 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 2.8 mi
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park: 6.3 mi
- Silver Lake Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Talquin WMA: 9.1 mi
- L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area: 9.9 mi
- Florida Historic Capitol Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Union Bank: 0.3 mi
- Knott House Museum: 0.4 mi
- FSU Museum of Fine Arts: 0.5 mi
- The Grove Museum: 0.9 mi
- Plantasia: 0.3 mi
- Dent Street Diggers Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Seminole Organic Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ripe City Urban Farm: 1.3 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Sawdust Mountain: 19.4 mi
- Calico Hill: 20.2 mi
- Sand Hills: 23.9 mi
- Future Buc-ee's: 5.6 mi
- Observation Deck: 21.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 1.4 mi
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of R.A. Gray Florida History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico Hill | ESE 118° | 11 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sand Hills | SSE 147° | 3 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 2 mi
- Quincy · 21 mi
- Apalachicola National Forest · 27 mi
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