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Tony Phillips Model Railroad Complex

Tony Phillips Model Railroad Complex from directly overhead

Tony Phillips Model Railroad Complex is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Cahto Peak stands 1,284 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk Train, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.44570, -123.80741

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Main Street Historic Commercial District: 0.2 mi
  • Harold O. Bainbridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Noyo Headlands Park: 0.5 mi
  • Otis R. Johnson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Noyo Headlands Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Noyo Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Dutchmans Knoll: 10.3 mi
  • Kibesillah Hill: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
  • Otis R. Johnson Wilderness Park: 0.7 mi
  • MacKerricher State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Reserve: 5.7 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 5.9 mi
  • Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Fort Bragg Landing: 0.4 mi
  • Pudding Creek Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Noyo Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Laguna Point Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Jug Handle Beach: 4.8 mi
Museums: 9
  • Depot Mall & Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Guest House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Noyo Center for Marine Science: 0.1 mi
  • First Assistant Lightkeeper's House and Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Marine Science Exhibit: 6.8 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Jughandle: 4.9 mi
  • Whale Rock Arch: 7.8 mi
  • Blowhole: 8.1 mi
  • Arch of the Navarro: 17.7 mi
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Joe Burke Falls: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tony Phillips Model Railroad Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahto PeakNE 36°1,284 m20.6 mi
Signal PeakNE 34°1,241 m21.5 mi
Black Oak MountainNNE 29°1,124 m22.6 mi
Strong MountainENE 62°978 m17.6 mi
Sherwood PeakENE 74°977 m16.4 mi
Brush MountainENE 60°944 m18.6 mi
Big RockNE 36°813 m23.0 mi
Two RockESE 107°809 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:28
June solstice05:4920:0620:46
September equinox07:0418:3819:14
December solstice07:3316:1316:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464748505355575757544946
Precip in7.77.36.43.61.60.70.10.10.22.34.58.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bragg 5 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/341365943

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