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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum

San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in California
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in CaliforniaLoco Steve · CC BY 3.0
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in California
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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Loco Steve · CC BY 3.0
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in California
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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, a museum in California
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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park 0.2 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.9 miles off.

About

The story

The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, in San Luis Obispo, California, was founded to preserve and present the railroad history of California, and specifically the Central Coast, by collecting, restoring, displaying, and operating historic railroad equipment. The museum also maintains a research library, and document and photographic archives, and is developing an oral history program. The museum is open every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, and other times for groups by arrangement. The museum hosts special events in May and October each year. The museum's website, periodic emails, and the quarterly Coast Mail newsletter provide information on activities and resources.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2013.

Wikidata Q7414754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.27324, -120.65565

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mitchell Park: 0.4 mi
  • Railroad Recreation Trail: 0.5 mi
  • Meadow Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Terrace Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Vulture Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Orcutt Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Cerro San Luis Obispo: 1.5 mi
  • Righetti Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 19
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.6 mi
  • Bubblegum Alley: 0.6 mi
  • The P: 2.1 mi
  • Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 2.9 mi
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 15
  • Sulphur Pot: 5.9 mi
  • McLain Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 11.7 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 12.2 mi
  • McNeil Spring: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve: 1.1 mi
  • Reservoir Canyon Natural Reserve: 1.7 mi
  • Johnson Ranch Open Space: 3.9 mi
  • Pismo Preserve: 8.2 mi
  • Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 12
  • Pirates Cove: 7.5 mi
  • Avila Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Olde Port Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Little Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Islay Falls: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 2.0 mi
  • Rockrose: 10.2 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 10.2 mi
  • Meadow View: 10.3 mi
  • Arboleda Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 7.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiches 2ENE 64°1,104 m19.0 mi
Black MountainENE 64°1,089 m19.0 mi
Hi MountainE 94°969 m13.1 mi
Lopez MountainENE 66°869 m4.8 mi
Hi Mountain PotreroE 92°865 m12.8 mi
Bald MountainESE 105°855 m8.9 mi
Gay MountainENE 78°850 m5.3 mi
Tassajera PeakNNW 340°836 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586164666767655954
Precip in5.14.93.91.40.50.10.10.00.10.82.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis Obispo Poly, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/45596574

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