Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum is a military aviation museum located at Hill Air Force Base. Locally, it belongs to Riverdale. It welcomes about 180K visitors a year.
A museum inside Riverdale
Summers are hot
July highs run 92–92°, and about 49 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
West Haven is the nearest base
West Haven is 4 miles northwest, with 7 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun and Sep
May, June and September are the mild months, with highs of 71–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 2 miles away
Ogden Hinckley (OGD) has airline service, about 2 miles from Hill Aerospace Museum.
Established in 1981
Hill Aerospace Museum dates from 1981. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
A month-by-month look
Below are typical highs and lows near Hill Aerospace Museum.
Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum is a military aviation museum located at Hill Air Force Base in Roy, Utah. It is dedicated to the history of the base and aviation in Utah.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1981
- Elevation
- 4,610 ft
- Wikipedia readers
- 8K a year
Where to base yourself for Hill Aerospace Museum
The first towns with rooms are Layton (24) and Ogden (16).
- 1Great Salt Lake
- 2Delta Center
- 3Rice–Eccles Stadium
- 4Lagoon Amusement Park
- 5Ben Lomond Mountain
- 6Snowbasin
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Hill Aerospace Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | in town | — | 2 1 hotel · 1 motel | 9,206 | $395K | D |
| Layton | 7 mi southeast | 10 min | 24 23 hotels · 1 RV park | 85,308 | $478K | B− |
| Ogden | 5 mi northeast | 10 min | 16 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 89,510 | $356K | C− |
| West Haven | 4 mi northwest | 5 min | 7 5 hotels · 2 motels | 25,627 | $564K | — |
| Salt Lake City | 27 mi south | 40 min | 109 85 hotels · 9 motels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 3 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 218,428 | $540K | D− |
| Clearfield | 5 mi south | 5 min | 7 5 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 35,144 | $374K | C+ |
| Huntsville | 14 mi northeast | 20 min | 9 4 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 617 | $768K | — |
| Wolf Creek 48% vacation homes | 15 mi northeast | 25 min | 9 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 1,339 | $886K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Next door to Hill Aerospace Museum
Every place here is under 48 miles away.
Big draw129 mi LakeGreat Salt Lake
Big draw228 mi Stadium & arenaDelta Center
329 mi Stadium & arenaRice–Eccles Stadium
47 mi LakeLake Bonneville
414 mi Theme parkLagoon Amusement Park
514 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain69 mi Ski areaSnowbasin Resort157 runs · 3,000 ft vertical
39 mi LandmarkSpiral JettyPhoto credits
Great Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Delta Center: Lomrjyo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rice–Eccles Stadium: Brenton Walker, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Bonneville: Wilson44691, Public domain · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Spiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Asked about Hill Aerospace Museum
Is Hill Aerospace Museum in Riverdale?
Yes. It’s inside Riverdale, UT.
When is the best time to visit Hill Aerospace Museum?
May, June and September, with highs of 71–82°.
What is the closest airport to Hill Aerospace Museum?
Ogden Hinckley (OGD), about 2 miles away. The nearest big hub is Salt Lake City (SLC), about 26 miles.
Where should I stay near Hill Aerospace Museum?
Layton (7 mi, 24 places to stay), Ogden (5 mi, 16 places to stay) and West Haven (4 mi, 7 places to stay).
Tips from Riverdale
Ask a question, or answer one, in Riverdale’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.