Tinkertown Museum
Tinkertown Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,162 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. Turquoise Trail runs past it.
The story
folk art museum in Sandia Park, New Mexico
Wikidata Q106405418, matched on coordinates and name (49 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Turquoise Trail, National
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.8 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- Madera Overlook · 4 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Ojito de San Antonio Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Scenic Easement: 5.0 mi
- Sandia Mountains Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 2.7 mi
- Jawbone: 4.1 mi
- Capulin Peak: 4.2 mi
- Dragons Tooth: 4.7 mi
- Alioth: 4.7 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 4.6 mi
- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway: 6.5 mi
- Daniels House: 8.4 mi
- Henderson Store: 10.9 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 11.8 mi
- ☮: 1.4 mi
- 66: 4.6 mi
- In Loving Rememberance of Gary Tisone: 5.5 mi
- Shiny Orb Stone: 5.8 mi
- The Five Stones of the Elena Gallegos: 5.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 0.0 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 6.0 mi
- Tijeras Pueblo Museum: 6.5 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 11.8 mi
- Kief: 2.6 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 3.7 mi
- Old Shelter: 5.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 5.8 mi
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 0.6 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 0.7 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 0.7 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 0.7 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 0.8 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 0.6 mi
- Cienega Spring: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Spring: 1.2 mi
- Torro Spring: 1.7 mi
- Tree Spring: 2.6 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 10.7 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 10.8 mi
- Garden Center: 11.1 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Winrock Garden: 12.0 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 3.1 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 11.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 15.5 mi
- Trailhead: 18.1 mi
- Devils Throne: 23.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 25.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Tinkertown Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WNW 301° | 3,255 m | 5.4 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NW 312° | 3,184 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Needle | NW 308° | 3,127 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Thumb | WNW 296° | 3,081 m | 5.5 mi |
| The Chimney | WNW 302° | 3,051 m | 5.8 mi |
| Tombstone | NW 306° | 3,048 m | 6.0 mi |
| Jawbone | WNW 290° | 3,014 m | 4.1 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SW 227° | 2,982 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/881689763
Day trips start here
- Cedar Crest · 4 mi
- Edgewood · 12 mi
- Bernalillo · 14 mi
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Madrid · 20 mi
- Central New Mexico · 24 mi
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