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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in Arizona
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in ArizonaDru Bloomfield from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · CC BY 2.0
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in Arizona
Kevin Dooley from Chander, AZ, USA · CC BY 2.0
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in Arizona
Dru Bloomfield from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · CC BY 2.0
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in Arizona
Dru Bloomfield from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · CC BY 2.0
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, a museum in Arizona
Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, a park 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) in the state of Arizona is a museum in the Old Town district of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona. The museum is dedicated to contemporary art, design, and architecture. The Museum has five galleries that house various exhibitions, curated from their growing permanent collection and rotating shows. Knight Rise skyspace, by Arizona artist James Turrell, is permanently on view.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1999.

Wikidata Q7438190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
SMOCA
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.49170, -111.92302
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Lovely Bride: 0.3 mi
  • Visitors Center: 2.4 mi
  • Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 2.5 mi
  • Majestic Mariposas: 2.5 mi
  • The Hole in the Rock: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 34
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 28°1,240 m14.8 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 28°1,230 m13.1 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 31°1,214 m12.3 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 26°1,196 m14.6 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 26°1,192 m13.0 mi
Troon MountainNNE 17°1,060 m16.1 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 45°935 m11.5 mi
Usery MountainE 88°905 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/325279608

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