Women Airforce Service Pilots
Women Airforce Service Pilots is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 727 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is National Wasp WWII Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
92 named places within 25 miles
- W.A.S.P. Training Base: Avenger Field: 0.7 mi
- Roscoe Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Sweetwater Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- S.D. Myres: 3.8 mi
- W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Training Base: Avenger Field: 3.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park: 3.2 mi
- Jones Park: 3.4 mi
- George Parks Field: 3.7 mi
- Fraley Park: 3.8 mi
- Newman Park: 3.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Beacon Hill: 10.8 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 12.8 mi
- Merry Point: 14.1 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Eagle Point: 17.0 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 17.4 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 4.2 mi
- Heart of West Texas Museum: 23.3 mi
- Bitter Creek: 11.4 mi
- North Roby: 24.3 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Women Airforce Service Pilots. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | SSW 206° | 794 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SE 136° | 775 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lone Wolf Mountain | W 272° | 752 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | ESE 121° | 740 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | SE 136° | 730 m | 9.7 mi |
| Black Point | ESE 111° | 725 m | 18.9 mi |
| Beacon Hill | E 93° | 710 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chalk Peak | ESE 102° | 700 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:17 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453452149
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