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Rio Vista Museum

Rio Vista Museum from directly overhead

Rio Vista Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruning Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Solano County, California, United States

Wikidata Q985257, matched on coordinates and name (979 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
5 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.15603, -121.69079
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bruning Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bruna Vista Park: 0.5 mi
  • Val de Flores Park: 0.7 mi
  • Drouin Drive Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 42
  • Hotel Del Rio and Casino: 4.4 mi
  • Isleton's Historic Old Town: 4.4 mi
  • 66 Main Street: 4.7 mi
  • Birds Landing - Benjamin's Store: 9.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Kirby Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Luco Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Rose Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Mulligan Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Kreiger Peak: 18.1 mi
Museums: 25
Picnic sites: 23
  • Laflin Park Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 22.7 mi
  • Deer Flat: 22.7 mi
  • Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 22
Artworks: 16
  • The Fisherman: 13.5 mi
  • "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 13.5 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 13.5 mi
  • The Steelworker: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: 11.1 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 12.3 mi
  • Suisun Marsh Overlook: 16.3 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 21.4 mi
  • Tea Cups: 21.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sycamore Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Soto Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Burma Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 2
  • Playpen: 8.5 mi
  • Kite beach: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rio Vista Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloSSW 213°1,173 m22.5 mi
Devil's PulpitSSW 212°1,110 m22.5 mi
North PeakSSW 212°1,084 m21.4 mi
Ransom PointSSW 213°1,037 m22.3 mi
Mount OlympiaSSW 213°898 m21.1 mi
Eagle PeakSW 218°722 m22.1 mi
Red Leg PeakSSW 199°652 m22.0 mi
Oyster PointSSW 204°644 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4519:5420:34
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:2016:0916:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616773767573665548
Precip in2.72.41.90.90.40.10.00.00.10.41.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch Pumping PLT #3, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174137

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