Pioneer Woman Monument
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Pioneer Woman Monument is a historic site in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Round Mound stands 311 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma, designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the hand. It was donated to the State of Oklahoma by millionaire oilman E. W. Marland. He commissioned models from twelve well-known sculptors and financed a nationwide tour to get feedback from art critics and the general public in order to decide which model to use for the final statue.
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Dates from 1930.
Wikidata Q7196834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1930
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway
89 named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Woman Monument: 0.0 mi
- Marland's Grand Home: 0.6 mi
- War Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Marland Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Redbud Park: 0.9 mi
- Marland Manson: 0.6 mi
- War Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- McKinley School Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Ponca Chief Standing Bear Statue: 2.0 mi
- IOOF Cemetary: 2.5 mi
- Pioneer Woman Museum: 0.1 mi
- Marland's Grand Home: 0.6 mi
- Conoco Museum: 1.7 mi
- Standing Bear Museum: 2.0 mi
- Newkirk Community Historical: 11.9 mi
- Spindle Top Hill: 10.7 mi
- Round Mound: 20.6 mi
- Cann Memorial Gardens: 0.5 mi
- YMCA Teaching Garden: 2.4 mi
- Lake Ponca Beach: 2.7 mi
- Newkirk Lions Park Pavillion: 12.3 mi
- Earle N. Wright Community Room: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Woman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mound | ESE 118° | 311 m | 20.6 mi |
| Spindle Top Hill | SSW 204° | 305 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ponca City Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002238OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Pioneer Woman Statue, reference 78002238, listed 08/31/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/245544224
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