Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is a non-profit museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Located just north of the Sunset Highway on the northern edge of Hillsboro, the earth science museum is in the Portland metropolitan area.- Opening hours:
April—November: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
December—March: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Oregon, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Hillsboro Public Library.
Portland-Hillsboro Airport
Aerodrome
Hillsboro Public Library
Library
The Hillsboro Public Library is a two-location public library system in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. First opened in 1914 in a Carnegie library building, the system provides services to a population area of 137,000 people. Hillsboro Public Library is situated 2 miles south of Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.
Hillsboro Stadium
Stadium
Hillsboro Stadium is a multi-sport stadium in the Northwestern United States, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland. Opened 27 years ago in 1999 and owned by the city of Hillsboro, the award-winning stadium is part of the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex located in the northeast part of the city, adjacent to the Sunset Highway. Hillsboro Stadium is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helvetia and North Plains.
Helvetia
Village
Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, making it the second most populous county in the state and the most populous "Washington… Helvetia is situated 2 miles northeast of Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.
North Plains
Village
West Union
Quarter
West Union is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1851, the community had the first school district in the county; it also contains the oldest cemetery in the state and the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains. West Union is situated 3 miles east of Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
- Categories: historic house, natural history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.57426° or 45° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
-122.94836° or 122° 56′ 54″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
84QVH3F2+PM
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OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莱斯西北岩石和矿物博物馆”
- French: “Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals”
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