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Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in Arizona
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in ArizonaPamMcP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in Arizona
PamMcP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in Arizona
PamMcP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in Arizona
PamMcP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum in Arizona
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Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Knife, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West is located in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona on the former site of the Loloma Transit Station (N Marshall Way and E 1st St). It opened in January 2015. The two-story, 43,000-square-foot museum features the art, culture and history of 19 states in the American West, Western Canada, and Mexico.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2015.

Wikidata Q21189874, 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
Coordinates33.49233, -111.92876
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Lovely Bride: 0.1 mi
  • Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
  • Majestic Mariposas: 2.4 mi
  • Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 2.4 mi
  • The Hole in the Rock: 2.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Tree of Life: 2.1 mi
  • Crucifix: 2.2 mi
  • Tall Cross: 2.5 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Barry Goldwater Memorial: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 34
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 30°1,240 m14.9 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 29°1,230 m13.2 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 33°1,214 m12.5 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 27°1,196 m14.7 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 27°1,192 m13.1 mi
Troon MountainNNE 18°1,060 m16.2 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 46°935 m11.7 mi
Usery MountainE 88°905 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/552953211

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