Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
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Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 729 m. Marshall Peak stands 2,530 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Tucson, Arizona. It is located in the former records vault building at the former Southern Pacific Depot, which was renovated by the City of Tucson in 2004. The museum does not charge for admission. Guided tours of the facility are available for a small fee, by appointment only. The museum offers community events, downtown historic walking tours (October–March), railroad safety education, an oral history program and an active collections department preserving artifacts pertaining to transportation in southern Arizona.
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Wikidata Q7569633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 17 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 17 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stevens Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Iron Horse Park: 0.3 mi
- Jácome Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Armory Park: 0.3 mi
- Plaza de la Mesilla: 0.4 mi
- Sentinel Peak Park: 1.7 mi
- Tumamoc Desert Laboratory: 2.1 mi
- Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 2.4 mi
- West Branch Santa Cruz: 2.6 mi
- Paseo de Las Iglesias: 2.6 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 1.7 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.4 mi
- Tolson Peak: 3.7 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 3.9 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 4.6 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 9.4 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 11.5 mi
- Pima Spring: 11.8 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 12.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.2 mi
- Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday: 0.0 mi
- Greetings from Tucson Mural: 0.2 mi
- Poncho Villa: 0.4 mi
- Exchange at the Presidio - The Mormon Battalion Enters Tucson: 0.4 mi
- Desert O: 0.4 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 0.6 mi
- Krutch Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 1.1 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Mission Garden: 1.4 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 0.2 mi
- Goddess of Agave: 0.3 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 0.4 mi
- Snob Hollow: 0.5 mi
- Barrio Histórico District: 0.6 mi
- Old Pueblo Trolley Barn: 0.1 mi
- Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum: 0.2 mi
- Tucson Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson: 0.4 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 0.4 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 0.4 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 0.4 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 0.4 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 13.5 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 17.1 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.3 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 18.3 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 15.9 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.0 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 16.1 mi
- Alcatraz: 16.1 mi
- Sun Spot: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Southern Arizona Transportation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Peak | NE 40° | 2,530 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | NNE 33° | 2,425.64 m | 13.4 mi |
| Window Peak | NNE 32° | 2,277 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 53° | 2,214 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 26° | 2,213.56 m | 11.8 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 28° | 2,171 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 28° | 2,037 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 43° | 2,030.51 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/42342366
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 27 mi
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