Sphinx
Sphinx is an artwork in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Fort Hill stands 370 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Reunion Park: 0.1 mi
- North Oval: 0.1 mi
- North Oval: 0.2 mi
- South Oval: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
- Pastoral Dreamer: 0.1 mi
- MAY WE HAVE PEACE: 0.1 mi
- LOVE: 0.1 mi
- Carl Albert: 0.2 mi
- The Spirit of Learning is a Lasting Frontier: 0.3 mi
- Amy Elizabeth Boe Garden: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Pe-et Elm: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Walk: 0.4 mi
- Billy Sims statue: 0.5 mi
- Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art: 0.0 mi
- Moore-Lindsay Historical House: 1.0 mi
- Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History: 1.1 mi
- Southern Cleveland County Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Osteology: 10.6 mi
- Canyon Garden: 0.2 mi
- Canyon Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peggy V. Helmerich Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Unity Garden: 0.4 mi
- Demonstration and Teaching Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wheeler Ferris Wheel: 17.4 mi
- Oklahoma River Cruises: 17.4 mi
- Paycom Center: 17.9 mi
- Oklahoma National Stockyard: 17.9 mi
- Coca Cola Brick Town Event Center: 17.9 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Oliver Wildlife Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Crosstimbers Off-Road Vehicle Park: 9.5 mi
- Lexington State Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Fort Hill: 5.4 mi
- Red Hill: 13.8 mi
- Overlook Hill: 17.0 mi
- Red Hill Picnic Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Devon Picnic Grounds: 21.5 mi
- School Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Box: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sphinx. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | SE 125° | 370 m | 5.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 159° | 364.6 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norman 2NW Mesonet, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11781100379
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