Castle Air Museum
Castle Air Museum is a military aviation museum located at Castle Airport in Atwater, California.
A museum inside Atwater
Places to stay next door
Castle Air Museum RV Park is 0.3 miles away; Cottages (0.5 mi) and Applegate Inn (2.3 mi) are close too. 4 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
Summers are hot
July and August highs run 94–95°, and about 106 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
A day trip from Fresno
Fresno is about 59 miles southeast and San Jose is about 68 miles west (straight-line). Hotels nearby ↓
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Oct and Nov
March, April, May, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 66–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) has airline service, about 7 miles from Castle Air Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Atwater. Green months are the mild ones.
Castle Air Museum
Castle Air Museum is a military aviation museum located at Castle Airport in Atwater, California.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1981
- Wikipedia readers
- 9.1K a year
Hotels near Castle Air Museum
4 places to stay within 4 miles: a hotel, 2 motels and a RV park. The closest is Castle Air Museum RV Park, 0.3 miles away.
Places to stay within 4 miles
- 1Castle Air Museum RV ParkRV park · 0.3 mi northDirections
- 2Cottageshotel · 0.5 mi southwestDirections
- 3Applegate Innmotel · 2.3 mi southwestDirections
- 4Valley Motelmotel · 2.4 mi southwestDirections
- 5San Joaquin Motelmotel · 6.1 mi southeastDirections
- 6Gateway Motelmotel · 6.1 mi southeastDirections
Places to eat nearby
34 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Castle Air Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater | in town | — | 4 1 hotel · 2 motels · 1 RV park | 32,133 | $363K | D |
| Merced | 7 mi southeast | 10 min | 28 20 hotels · 6 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 99,724 | $373K | D |
| Livingston | 8 mi west | 10 min | 5 2 hotels · 2 motels · 1 RV park | 14,690 | $373K | C |
| Turlock | 18 mi northwest | 25 min | 12 10 hotels · 2 motels | 72,864 | $461K | C− |
| Bear Creek | 10 mi southeast | 15 min | 3 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 346 | — | — |
| Modesto | 30 mi northwest | 45 min | 25 18 hotels · 7 motels | 219,652 | $443K | D |
| Cressey | 6 mi northwest | 10 min | 1 1 campground | 386 | $225K | — |
| Los Banos | 25 mi southwest | 40 min | 10 5 hotels · 4 motels · 1 RV park | 49,614 | $441K | C+ |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Castle Air Museum
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Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Juan Bautista: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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Visiting Castle Air Museum
Is Castle Air Museum in Atwater?
Yes. It’s inside Atwater, CA.
When is the best time to visit Castle Air Museum?
March, April, May, October and November, with highs of 66–82°.
How far is Castle Air Museum from Stockton and Fresno?
About 58 miles northwest of Stockton and about 59 miles southeast of Fresno, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Castle Air Museum?
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), about 7 miles away. The nearest big hub is Fresno Yosemite (FAT), about 63 miles.
What hotels are near Castle Air Museum?
Castle Air Museum RV Park (0.3 mi), Cottages (0.5 mi) and Applegate Inn (2.3 mi). 4 places to stay are within 4 miles.
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