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Western America Railroad Museum

Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in CaliforniaKlaus Nahr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Western America Railroad Museum, a museum in California
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Western America Railroad Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 641 m. Ord Mountain stands 1,863 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

About

The story

The Western America Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Barstow, California. The museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest. It is located on the east side of the Harvey House Railroad Depot and is operated by a non-profit organization. It houses displays inside the depot and has displays such as railroad artifacts, artwork, timetables, uniforms, tools and various other types of railroad memorabilia. There are also outdoor displays of rolling stock, locomotives and general railroad operating equipment such as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #1460, also known as the “Beep”, Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 #9950, and ATSF's FP45 #95.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2001.

Wikidata Q7987447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates34.90487, -117.02431
Around it

120 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Waterman Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lillian Park: 0.9 mi
  • Desert Discovery Center: 1.0 mi
  • Dana Park: 1.1 mi
  • Barstow Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 32
  • B Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Lead Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Mount General: 6.9 mi
  • Elephant Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 10.3 mi
Springs: 16
  • Sweetwater Spring: 10.9 mi
  • R Z Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Goat Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Aztec Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Daggett: 8.4 mi
  • Daggett Garage: 8.5 mi
  • Forks of the Road: 15.1 mi
  • Foundation: 18.2 mi
  • Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Rosita: 0.7 mi
  • CALICO: 9.7 mi
  • Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
  • New Jack City (Rock Climbing): 16.8 mi
  • Bagdad Cafe: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 64: 10.3 mi
  • the tank man: 10.3 mi
  • Chief Iron Horse: 10.4 mi
  • Chinese Dissident: 10.4 mi
  • Mom: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Kramer Arch: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Western America Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ord MountainSE 143°1,863 m19.8 mi
East Ord MountainSE 141°1,831 m23.2 mi
West Ord MountainSSE 160°1,661 m19.1 mi
Sidewinder MountainS 183°1,590 m20.5 mi
Goat MountainSSE 161°1,502 m17.5 mi
Stoddard MountainSSW 202°1,480 m15.4 mi
Calico PeakENE 59°1,384 m12.2 mi
Lane MountainNNE 20°1,380 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3619:2820:06
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5316:0216:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157637181878678675546
Precip in0.81.00.60.30.10.00.30.20.30.30.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barstow, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2827248912

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