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Scotia Fisheries Museum

Scotia Fisheries Museum from directly overhead

Scotia Fisheries Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Black Butte stands 1,254 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fireman's Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States

Wikidata Q3458750, matched on coordinates and name (610 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Humboldt Redwood Company

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47678, -124.10172

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Pierce: 4.2 mi
  • Rainbow Peak: 6.6 mi
  • East Point: 7.1 mi
  • Buzzards Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Thomas Hill: 8.4 mi
Parks: 39
  • Fireman's Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eel River Rio Dell Fishing Access: 1.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 1.7 mi
  • Newburg Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
  • The Immortal Tree: 8.2 mi
  • Flat Iron Tree: 10.5 mi
  • Ferndale Tourist Information Center: 10.9 mi
  • Dyerville Giant: 12.7 mi
  • Founders Tree: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 10.5 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 11.6 mi
  • Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 14.6 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 15.2 mi
  • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: 15.5 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Dyerville River Bar: 12.6 mi
  • Centerville Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Lost Coast: 16.4 mi
  • Mattole Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Somoa Beach: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Pepperwood Falls: 13.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Elephant Rock: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Scotia Fisheries Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteENE 67°1,254 m21.7 mi
King PeakS 183°1,246 m22.1 mi
Larabee ButtesE 99°1,187 m20.2 mi
BallyE 100°1,132 m19.9 mi
Hansen HillENE 69°1,088 m16.1 mi
South Rainbow PeakS 185°1,078 m9.2 mi
Brushy MountainESE 118°1,071 m17.9 mi
North Slide PeakSSW 192°1,060 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4720:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3716:1016:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505051535759626362585348
Precip in8.67.86.93.91.90.60.10.10.52.45.29.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scotia, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/924022671

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