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Richmond Museum of History

Richmond Museum of History from directly overhead

Richmond Museum of History is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevin Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 7 m

Visiting

What to expect

Fee: Yes
Step-free access: Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.93649, -122.36520

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Nevin Park: 0.0 mi
Stewart Playlot: 0.2 mi
Elm Playlot: 0.3 mi
Atchison Village Park: 0.4 mi
Memorial Park: 0.4 mi

Artworks

Richmond Dances and Grows: 0.7 mi
Amass Joy: 0.7 mi
Mosaics: 0.7 mi
Play: 0.7 mi
I Spy: 0.7 mi

Gardens

Succulent Garden: 0.8 mi
Blake Garden: 4.7 mi
AMS Garden: 4.7 mi
Village Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Urban Adamah: 5.1 mi

Museums

Internet Archive - Physical Archive: 1.2 mi
Point Richmond History Association Museum: 1.3 mi
Golden State Model Railroad Museum: 1.8 mi
Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center: 1.9 mi
Eames Institute: 2.7 mi

Peaks

Nicholl Knob: 1.5 mi
Clinton Hill: 1.8 mi
William Rust Summit: 4.1 mi
Albany Hill: 4.4 mi
Wildcat Peak: 5.7 mi

Attractions

North Richmond Ballpark: 1.7 mi
SS Red Oak Victory: 2.1 mi
The Mira Vista Rock: 2.8 mi
Omescape: 3.9 mi
Metallica Mansion: 4.0 mi

Historic sites

Rosie the Riveter Memorial: 1.8 mi
Brick Kilns: 1.9 mi
Grande Vista Sanitarium: 3.2 mi
Site of Giant Powder Company: 3.9 mi
Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 4.4 mi

Picnic sites

Killdeer Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
Camp Elderberry: 2.6 mi
Camp Alvarado: 2.6 mi
Camp Bay: 2.6 mi
Camp Buckeye: 2.6 mi

Nature reserves

Beaches37

Keller Beach: 1.6 mi
Point Molate Beach: 2.5 mi
Albany Beach: 4.2 mi
Quarry Beach: 6.1 mi
San Quentin Beach: 6.4 mi

Springs23

Old Spring: 10.8 mi
El Polín Spring: 11.0 mi
El Polín Spring: 11.1 mi
El Polín Spring: 11.1 mi
Worn Springs: 11.7 mi

Waterfalls17

Dawn Falls: 10.7 mi
Abrigo Falls: 11.6 mi
Kent Falls: 12.2 mi
Rainbow Falls: 13.0 mi
Huntington Falls: 13.0 mi

Cliffs9

East Slope Badlands: 1.5 mi
Yellow Bluff: 9.1 mi
Rock Fort: 11.3 mi
Vent 5: 14.4 mi
Chab: 19.2 mi

Ghost towns6

Winehaven: 3.0 mi
Lynn: 11.8 mi
Eckley: 12.0 mi
Wingo: 20.6 mi
Russell City: 23.3 mi

Lighthouses3

Natural arches3

Bird Island Arch: 12.2 mi
Temple: 24.1 mi
Keyhole: 24.6 mi

Hot springs1

Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.9 mi

Rest areas1

Rest Stop: 17.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Richmond Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Vollmer Peak	ESE 115°	581 m	8.6 mi
Chaparral Peak	ESE 117°	540 m	8.7 mi
Grizzly Peak	ESE 118°	531 m	8.1 mi
Round Top	ESE 122°	531 m	11.1 mi
Barberry Peak	ESE 119°	513 m	9.5 mi
Volcanic Peak	ESE 120°	498 m	10.5 mi
Eureka Peak	ESE 115°	495 m	9.2 mi
Spiral Knob	ESE 121°	423 m	8.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:47	19:22
June solstice	05:48	19:57	20:36
September equinox	06:58	18:33	19:08
December solstice	07:23	16:13	16:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	54	56	58	61	63	63	64	65	63	57	51
Precip in	4.8	4.8	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.4	2.7	4.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/444783771

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