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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.

The record

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.44754, -99.71449
Around it

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
On the horizon

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 PeakWNW 284°569 m18.7 mi
Kiowa PeakWSW 252°553 m20.6 mi
Hunter MountainNW 320°551 m25.0 mi
Davidson PeakWSW 240°547 m24.0 mi
Bald MountainNW 312°512 m21.5 mi
Cedar MountainNW 316°501 m14.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052332

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