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The Oslo Community

The Oslo Community from directly overhead

The Oslo Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 988 m. Lightning Point stands 910 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sher-Han, a ghost town 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 119 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.43096, -101.53123

37 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Goodwell Town Hall: 12.6 mi
  • Gruver City Park: 13.5 mi
  • Dale Park: 16.9 mi
  • No Mans Land Park: 17.3 mi
  • Thompson park: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Helland: 22.2 mi
  • Lightning Point: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Optima National Wildlife Refuge: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Oslo Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lightning PointE 82°910 m22.4 mi
Mount HellandE 96°894 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2419:58
June solstice06:2920:3021:08
September equinox07:3519:1119:45
December solstice07:5516:5517:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846556575797770574535
Precip in0.60.41.11.62.12.52.72.91.41.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodwell 2 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610488

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