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War Memorial

War Memorial from directly overhead

War Memorial is a historic site in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 1,273 m. Independence Arch stands 1,335 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Heritage Center Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 112 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.74097, -102.51396
Around it

44 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
  • Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
  • Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
  • Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
  • Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Wolf Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Winchester Mesa: 10.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Razor Blade Mesa: 14.4 mi
  • Castle Rock Pillar: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cimarron Heritage Center Museum: 0.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Agua Fria Spring: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Petrified Log Exhibit: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Independence ArchNW 306°1,335 m24.8 mi
Castle Rock PillarNW 305°1,307 m21.5 mi
Winchester MesaN 351°1,263 m10.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 348°1,257 m11.1 mi
Wolf MountainN 3°1,255 m9.0 mi
Razor Blade MesaN 349°1,245 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3219:3420:13
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:0015:5816:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947556474787669574537
Precip in0.50.41.11.41.82.33.13.21.81.50.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise City 2 E, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7767486661

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