Spark Museum of Electrical Invention
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Spark Museum of Electrical Invention is a museum in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. North Twin stands 2,024 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Benches, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
The SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention (formerly the American Museum of Radio and Electricity) is an interactive museum located in Bellingham, Washington, United States, which offers educational experiences for audiences of all ages through galleries and public programs that illustrate the development and use of electricity, radio and the related inventions that changed the course of human history. The museum features a collection of artifacts showcasing four centuries of human innovation from 1580 into the 1950s.
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Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q7392462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 2.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BURLINGTON TO JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM
- 6.3 mi off the JCT BLANCHARD RD OVERCROSSING TO VIC LARABEE STATE PARK
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Point · 4 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Burnout knob · 8 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benches: 0.0 mi
- Sentinel: 0.0 mi
- Rocket Donuts sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Days Go By: 0.1 mi
- Steel and Stone: 0.1 mi
- Whatcom Creek Trail: 0.2 mi
- Bellingham High School Trail Easement: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Creek Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Sehome Hill Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Waterfront (WC): 1.1 mi
- Maritime Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Waypoint Park: 0.2 mi
- Battersby Field: 0.5 mi
- Fouts Park: 0.5 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.6 mi
- Sehome Hill: 1.1 mi
- King Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Toad Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Willamette Meridian Marker: 0.8 mi
- Avalanche Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Safe Return: 0.9 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 0.8 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 1.8 mi
- Public Access Beach: 3.9 mi
- dogfish beach: 8.7 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 8.7 mi
- Old City Hall: 0.1 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 0.1 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 0.1 mi
- Lightcatcher: 0.1 mi
- George E. Pickett House: 0.4 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 0.4 mi
- York Community Farm: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Biology garden plot: 1.2 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 4.2 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 11.4 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 11.7 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 11.7 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 17.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.1 mi
- China Caves: 19.8 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 2.3 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 3.7 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Anderson Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 11.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- 6: 15.5 mi
- 5: 15.6 mi
- 4: 15.6 mi
- 3: 15.6 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Twin | E 96° | 2,024 m | 22.1 mi |
| Slide Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,491 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,391 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lyman Hill | SE 126° | 1,311 m | 18.2 mi |
| New York Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,310 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stewart Peak | E 84° | 1,299 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,283 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sumas Mountain | NE 47° | 1,041 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 1 mi
- Ferndale · 8 mi
- Lummi Island · 10 mi
- Edison · 13 mi
- Lynden · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 15 mi
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