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Railroad Ferry Museum

Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum, a museum in California
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Railroad Ferry Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoreline Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

The Tiburon Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum is located at 1920 Paradise Drive, on the waterfront of Tiburon, California. It is located in the former San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Station House/Depot, a Greek Revival building erected in 1886 by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad. Designed to be movable, the building has historically rested in several places, including a wharf, prior to its present location. The railroad removed its major rail and ferry passenger service to Sausalito about 1920, and usage of this building declined; it was abandoned by the railroad in 1939. It was donated to the town in 1989, and has since been restored for use as a museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q43401490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.87254, -122.45218
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Filbert Steps Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Grace Marchant Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 44
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.7 mi
  • Temple: 20.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Railroad Ferry Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWNW 300°784 m7.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWNW 294°778 m8.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWNW 297°744 m8.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWNW 292°527 m8.3 mi
Cardiac HillWNW 282°413 m8.3 mi
Richardson EastWSW 240°338.6 m2.9 mi
San Pedro MountainNNW 342°326 m8.7 mi
Peak 1041WSW 253°317.297 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586163636465635751
Precip in4.84.83.21.60.70.30.00.10.01.42.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/239211805

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