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Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

Tucson Military Vehicle Museum from directly overhead

Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 833 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pima Air & Space Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

military Museum in Pima County, Arizona

Wikidata Q125018126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.13817, -110.86089

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas Jay Regional Park: 0.7 mi
  • Deer Park: 1.5 mi
  • Roy Schoonover Trailhead: 2.0 mi
  • Augie Acuna Los Niños Neighborhood Park: 2.9 mi
  • Escalante Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Robert A Price Senior Park: 0.9 mi
  • Groves Park II: 2.7 mi
  • 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fantasy Island Trails Park: 4.8 mi
  • Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 5.2 mi
Peaks
  • Poorman Range: 3.3 mi
  • Martinez Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Twin Hills: 8.0 mi
  • Twin Hills: 8.1 mi
  • Grotto Hill: 8.8 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Moments To Remember: 5.8 mi
  • ZOO: 6.1 mi
  • McT-Rex: 7.6 mi
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 8.1 mi
  • Curving Arcades: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 47
  • F86: 2.9 mi
  • U2: 3.4 mi
  • C 130: 3.4 mi
  • OV 10 Bronco: 3.4 mi
  • O1 Bird Dog: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ernie's Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Seven Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Alcatraz: 15.6 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Sun Spot: 17.2 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Tucson Military Vehicle Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cathedral RockN 3°2,425.64 m17.2 mi
Window PeakN 1°2,277 m16.4 mi
Mount KimballN 356°2,213.56 m16.5 mi
Little KimballN 357°2,171 m16.0 mi
Tanque Verde PeakENE 73°2,147 m14.0 mi
Gorp PeakN 356°2,037 m15.6 mi
Rattlesnake PeakN 11°2,030.51 m16.0 mi
Prominent PointN 352°2,017.75 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2116:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545662687786888783736253
Precip in0.80.80.60.20.20.22.22.01.30.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1455846779

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