REACH Museum
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REACH Museum is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 1,076 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacajawea, a artwork 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 4.5 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Reach Museum, also known as the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, is a museum and visitor center for Hanford Reach National Monument located in Richland, Washington. The center tells a story of the cultural, natural, and scientific history of the Hanford Reach and Columbia Basin area, as well as promoting tourism. The Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science, and Technology (CREHST) was the predecessor that transitioned into what is now the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center. The Reach opened on July 1, 2014.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2014.
Wikidata Q25345232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH
- 9.9 mi off the JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON
- 21.3 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 25.2 mi off the JCT SR 395 VIC MESA TO JCT SR 97 VIC BREWSTER
Named places within 25 miles
- Sacajawea: 0.4 mi
- Kinetic Wind Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Synergy: 1.3 mi
- Triumph Over Harmony: 1.3 mi
- Cancer Center Arches: 1.6 mi
- Wye Park: 0.5 mi
- Chiawana Park: 0.8 mi
- Lawrence Scott Park: 1.1 mi
- Vista Park: 1.2 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.5 mi
- Thompson Hill: 3.4 mi
- Little Badger Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Badger Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Perry Monument: 6.0 mi
- Dallas Hill: 6.3 mi
- Wye Levee Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Riverview Natural Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Columbia Point South: 2.2 mi
- Badger Mountain Community Park Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Little Badger Park: 3.2 mi
- Queen of Spades Garden Club Memorial Arboretum: 0.8 mi
- Venus Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Heritage Garden at Hansen Park: 2.5 mi
- Prayer Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- Gene L. Spaulding: 0.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Amon Park Arch: 3.8 mi
- Westcliffe Monument: 4.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.8 mi
- White Bluffs Quilt Museum: 4.8 mi
- Pasco Aviation Museum: 5.7 mi
- Franklin County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hanford History Project Storage & Archives: 8.1 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 8.9 mi
- Ainsworth: 9.2 mi
- Martindale: 12.1 mi
- Attalia: 16.7 mi
- Levey: 18.0 mi
- Mottinger: 20.9 mi
- Max Air Trampoline Park: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 4.2 mi
- The Pink House: 5.2 mi
- USS Triton Submarine: 8.2 mi
- Coyote Srings: 7.2 mi
- Badger Spring: 9.1 mi
- Katie Fleck Spring: 17.4 mi
- Doke Spring: 24.3 mi
- Wallula Wall (Lower): 19.3 mi
- Wallula Wall (Upper): 19.6 mi
- River View: 21.9 mi
- Carbody Beach: 10.7 mi
- McNary Beach: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of REACH Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,076 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jump Off Joe | SSE 156° | 670 m | 10.1 mi |
| Chandler Butte | W 273° | 622 m | 16.6 mi |
| Johnson Butte | S 173° | 620 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gibbon | W 266° | 565 m | 22.5 mi |
| Dead Dog Launch | W 271° | 556 m | 14.0 mi |
| Badger Mountain | W 268° | 481.3 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rome | WSW 246° | 479 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:06 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:23 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasco TRI Cities AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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