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Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum from directly overhead

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Twin Sisters stands 659 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers Produce Market, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

city in Solano County, California, United States

Dates from 1851.

Wikidata Q208445, matched on coordinates and name (142 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
17 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.10283, -122.25634
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Farmers Produce Market: 0.1 mi
  • The Alibi Clock: 0.1 mi
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.4 mi
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.4 mi
  • No.519 and 229 Cannons: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Site of State Capitol at Vallejo Floor Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • Battle Station Torpedo: 0.3 mi
  • First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific: 0.6 mi
  • Pillar of the Future: 0.9 mi
  • Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.3 mi
  • Marina Vista Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Independence Park: 0.4 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Galaxy: 0.7 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty's Place: 0.7 mi
  • Alice's Enchanted Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Train Station Stop: 0.8 mi
  • Dinoland: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Wooden Eagle: 0.9 mi
  • The Spirit Ship: 1.9 mi
  • Elephant Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 6.8 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 8.7 mi
Museums
  • USS LCS(L) 102: 1.0 mi
  • Crockett Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Benicia Capitol: 6.4 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 6.6 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 7.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 25
Springs: 21
  • Sulfur Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Worn Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Soto Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Abrigo Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 7.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin SistersNNE 18°659 m14.8 mi
Vollmer PeakS 173°581 m15.3 mi
Mount GeorgeN 7°572 m16.6 mi
Chaparral PeakS 173°540 m15.6 mi
Grizzly PeakS 175°531 m15.3 mi
Barberry PeakS 172°513 m16.3 mi
SugarloafN 10°499 m11.3 mi
Eureka PeakS 171°495 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000535OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch, reference 76000535, listed 11/07/76.

OpenStreetMap element node/368174136

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