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Morning Mission

Morning Mission from directly overhead

Morning Mission is an artwork in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Pine Hill stands 317 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tulsa International Airport South Observation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1961-11-16
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.18993, -95.88966
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tulsa International Airport South Observation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Benton Park: 1.4 mi
  • Norvell Park: 1.7 mi
  • Loving Park: 1.7 mi
  • Patrick Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Globe: 1.8 mi
  • Route 66 Rising: 2.3 mi
  • Games Along the Way: 5.5 mi
  • OU Buffalo: 6.4 mi
  • OU Penguin: 6.4 mi
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 22
  • Kendall Bell: 4.2 mi
  • Oklahoma Walk of Fame: 4.4 mi
  • Golden Driller: 4.5 mi
  • Eric Wiles Memorial Tree Placque: 6.1 mi
  • Tulsa Firefighter's Memorial: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Goat Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Hooper Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Hills: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Macaw Landing Grille Outdoor Seating: 1.8 mi
  • 21st Street Plaza: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
  • 41st Street Plaza: 7.9 mi
  • 56th Street Plaza: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Forgotten Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Stump Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Cub Scout Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Disease Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Troop Wall: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Meadow Gold Sign: 5.6 mi
  • Center of the Universe: 6.1 mi
  • Cain's Ballroom: 6.2 mi
  • The Cave House: 7.3 mi
  • Ark of Catoosa: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Graves Garden for the Arts: 6.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Lawn & Theater: 6.9 mi
  • Ramble Sensory Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Williams Mist Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Pine Valley: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Willow Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Tall Chief Cove Beach: 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Natural Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Weer Spring: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bixhoma Falls: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morning Mission. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillWSW 242°317 m22.9 mi
Holmes PeakW 278°314 m9.0 mi
Conjada MountainsSSE 160°295 m21.6 mi
Concharty MountainSSE 168°289 m24.4 mi
Twin MoundsSSW 203°282 m19.5 mi
Lookout MountainSW 236°277 m9.1 mi
Reservoir HillW 269°268 m6.2 mi
Indian HillsE 99°265 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:0720:0720:45
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3216:3317:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394352617079838274625041
Precip in1.61.63.14.45.74.73.83.43.93.82.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulsa Intl AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7042353561

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