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The Grand Lodge Library & Museum

The Grand Lodge Library & Museum from directly overhead

The Grand Lodge Library & Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,549 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Club Athletic Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Masonic Charity Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10108, -106.62715

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 53
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 28
Historic sites: 27
  • USS NM Bell: 1.2 mi
  • New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 1.4 mi
  • AT&SF 2926: 1.6 mi
  • Fallout Shelter: 1.7 mi
  • Harvey Girls: 1.7 mi
Springs: 24
  • Embudo Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Oso Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Artesian Well: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Canyon Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Three Gun Spring: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Castetter Greenhouse: 1.3 mi
  • Lobo Garden: 1.3 mi
  • South Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat: 2.0 mi
  • Barelas Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Trailhead: 3.0 mi
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 8.1 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 12.9 mi
  • Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
  • Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of The Grand Lodge Library & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestNE 53°3,255 m12.5 mi
North Sandia PeakNE 46°3,184 m13.4 mi
The NeedleNE 47°3,127 m12.9 mi
The ThumbNE 54°3,081 m12.1 mi
The ChimneyNE 52°3,051 m12.5 mi
TombstoneNE 50°3,048 m12.8 mi
JawboneENE 61°3,014 m12.4 mi
South Sandia PeakE 83°2,982 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5319:4720:25
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1216:2016:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576574787669574435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RIO Grande Nature CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/307516230

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