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Wilbur D. May Museum

Wilbur D. May Museum from directly overhead

Wilbur D. May Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,417 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Blossom Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.54600, -119.82528

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rancho San Rafael Regional Park: 0.3 mi
  • Seminary Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • 9th Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dick Taylor Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Rememberance #3: 0.5 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 0.5 mi
  • Offset Forms 08: 0.5 mi
  • Punjab VIII: 0.6 mi
  • Nena Miller Statue: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Cross Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Peavine Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Peavine Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • South Mountain: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Benson Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Wellness Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 24
  • The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 18
Springs: 18
  • Cold Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Mud Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Horse Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
  • Gazebo: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jumbo Falls: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Wilbur D. May Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSW 200°3,285 m14.8 mi
Church PeakSSW 201°3,235 m14.4 mi
Mount HoughtonSSW 203°3,195 m15.9 mi
Relay PeakSSW 202°3,135 m17.3 mi
Snowflower MountainSSW 208°3,115 m12.8 mi
Tamarack PeakSSW 198°3,012 m16.5 mi
Slide MountainS 191°2,936 m16.4 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSW 202°2,932 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505968777568554436
Precip in1.31.00.90.50.60.50.30.20.20.60.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno WFO, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/250889627

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