The California Museum
The California Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Carpenter Hill stands 253 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roosevelt Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The California Museum is the state history museum of the US state of California, located in its capital city of Sacramento. The museum is housed within the March Fong Eu Secretary of State Building complex at 1020 O Street, one block from the California State Capitol. It is home to the California Hall of Fame and the Unity Center, and operates as a private non-profit institution in partnership with the State of California. The museum was formerly known as the Golden State Museum.
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Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q7720978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Roosevelt Park: 0.1 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Heilbron Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Park: 0.3 mi
- Fremont Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Starr King: 0.3 mi
- Saint Anthony: 0.4 mi
- Saint Joseph: 0.4 mi
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 0.4 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.4 mi
- California State Capitol Museum: 0.2 mi
- Leland Stanford Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Crocker Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- The California State Military Museum: 0.7 mi
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum: 0.8 mi
- California Peace Officers Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Stanley Mosk: 0.2 mi
- Spanish War Veterans: 0.2 mi
- U.S.S. California: 0.2 mi
- California Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Sutter Health Park: 1.0 mi
- The Little Engine That Could: 2.4 mi
- Peter Rabbit and his Sisters: 2.4 mi
- Cinderella's Coach: 2.4 mi
- Jack and the Beanstalk: 2.4 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.4 mi
- Capitol Park World Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- New Era Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Science Quad: 1.8 mi
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
- Toad Hollow: 12.7 mi
- East Regional Pond Wildlife Area: 13.6 mi
- Blue Heron Trails: 14.1 mi
- Roseville Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Whisky Hill: 2.5 mi
- Col du Pennsylvania: 12.8 mi
- Barney Mound: 15.2 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill: 17.2 mi
- Blisk Peak: 17.8 mi
- Pooh Corner: 2.4 mi
- Birthday Area 3: 2.6 mi
- Birthday Area 2: 2.6 mi
- Birthday Area 1: 2.6 mi
- Group community site: 9.6 mi
- Fremont Landing: 15.9 mi
- Mormon Island: 22.3 mi
- Mokelumne City: 22.4 mi
- Buckeye: 23.4 mi
- Michigan Bar: 24.9 mi
- Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 17.3 mi
- Moot Rock Beach: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Beach: 17.6 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 22.3 mi
- Lake Natoma Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Shark Tank: 21.1 mi
- Keirwin's Corner: 23.5 mi
- Leete Falls: 18.9 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 21.4 mi
- Pecker Falls: 24.9 mi
- Huff Mineral Spring: 20.4 mi
- Wetland Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The California Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Hill | ENE 76° | 253 m | 22.0 mi |
| Volcano Hill | ENE 57° | 129 m | 19.0 mi |
| Thunder hill | NE 40° | 129 m | 21.2 mi |
| Horse Shoe Hill | ENE 71° | 127.6 m | 17.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 35° | 118 m | 21.8 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 290° | 48 m | 20.9 mi |
| Whisky Hill | SSE 155° | 10 m | 2.5 mi |
| Barney Mound | NNW 343° | 10 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sacramento 5 ESE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174474
Day trips start here
- Folsom · 19 mi
- Rocklin · 20 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 24 mi
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