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Sunset Consolidated Rural School District

Sunset Consolidated Rural School District from directly overhead

Sunset Consolidated Rural School District is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Buzzard Peak stands 569 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Knox County Veterans Memorial, a historic site 5.4 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.44754, -99.71449

26 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 13
Peaks: 6
  • Cedar Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 18.7 mi
  • Kiowa Peak: 20.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 21.5 mi
  • Davidson Peak: 24.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Picnic Area - Jamison: 6.0 mi
  • Haskell Municipal Park: 20.5 mi
  • Slim Sorrells Park: 20.8 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunset Consolidated Rural School District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakWNW569 m18.7 mi
Kiowa PeakWSW553 m20.6 mi
Hunter MountainNW551 m25.0 mi
Davidson PeakWSW547 m24.0 mi
Bald MountainNW512 m21.5 mi
Cedar MountainNW501 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:51
June solstice06:3020:1620:53
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4016:5817:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657481858476665446
Precip in1.31.41.91.83.93.62.92.52.11.81.21.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Munday, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052332

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