Ghost town · Oklahoma
Box
Box is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Fort Hill stands 370 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lexington State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 6.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.97146, -97.15002
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sharp Park: 7.3 mi
- Business Man's Park: 10.8 mi
- North Park: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 11.3 mi
- Santa Fe Plaza: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- Welcome to Wayne: 10.2 mi
- Sandstone Hills Pottery: 19.8 mi
- Jeffrey: 22.8 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 22.9 mi
- The Selmon Brothers: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Cleveland County Veteran's Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Brandt Park Commemoration Stone: 22.8 mi
- Sam Bradford statue: 23.1 mi
- Jason White statue: 23.1 mi
- Billy Vessels statue: 23.1 mi
Museums: 7
- McClain County Museum: 12.4 mi
- Santa Fe Depot Museum: 16.4 mi
- The Toy & Action Figure Museum: 16.5 mi
- Southern Cleveland County Historical Society: 18.0 mi
- Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 7
- Noble Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Garden of Chemistry: 22.1 mi
- Unity Garden: 23.2 mi
- Peggy V. Helmerich Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Garden: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Lexington State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Oliver Wildlife Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 2
- Red Hill: 12.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Red Hill Picnic Pavilion: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Box. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | NW 317° | 370 m | 18.3 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 287° | 364.6 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:42 | 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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byars 3ese Mesonet, 12 mi away.
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