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Sparks Heritage Museum

Sparks Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Sparks Heritage Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,345 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparks Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.1 miles off.

About

The story

formerly a train station in Sparks, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q7573701, matched on coordinates and name (410 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.53510, -119.75341

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sparks Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • James C. Lillard Railroad Park: 0.1 mi
  • Poulakidas Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ardmore Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Alice In Wonderland Hookah Caterpillar Mural: 3.0 mi
  • No Evil: 3.0 mi
  • Pan Pantoja: 3.0 mi
  • This Is City Living: 3.1 mi
  • Nevadan: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Huffaker Hills: 5.3 mi
  • Cross Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Washington Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Old Lonesome: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 34
Historic sites: 21
  • Nevada Historical Marker #169: 1.1 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 3.2 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 3.3 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 17
Springs: 16
  • Cold Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Cooney Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Sparks Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 214°3,285 m15.9 mi
Church PeakSW 216°3,235 m15.6 mi
Mount HoughtonSW 216°3,195 m17.1 mi
Relay PeakSW 214°3,135 m18.4 mi
Snowflower MountainSW 223°3,115 m14.4 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 211°3,012 m17.4 mi
Slide MountainSSW 204°2,936 m16.9 mi
Chocolate PeakSSW 211°2,867 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5616:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046515967747265544336
Precip in1.31.00.80.50.70.40.40.30.20.90.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparks, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/296090143

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