Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,090 m. Blackwater Hill stands 1,334 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is DeKay Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA) is an American art museum founded in 1994 and located in Roswell, New Mexico. The museum was formed from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) program, and displays work from the former participants.
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Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q18342584, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
60 named places within 25 miles
- DeKay Park: 0.3 mi
- Stapp Parade Field: 0.5 mi
- Loveless Park: 0.6 mi
- JC Park: 0.6 mi
- POW/MIA Park: 0.7 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Iron Cross: 0.7 mi
- Berlin Wall Fragment: 0.7 mi
- Arch: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Point: 2.4 mi
- Comanche Hill: 8.1 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Panther Hill: 13.4 mi
- Mesa Diablo: 17.0 mi
- Blackwater Hill: 19.9 mi
- McBride Museum: 0.5 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 0.5 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 1.1 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 1.2 mi
- Walker Aviation Museum: 7.1 mi
- Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 21.9 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 0.5 mi
- Blackdom: 17.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Hill | WNW 282° | 1,334 m | 19.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,248 m | 13.0 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 345° | 1,239 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sardine Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,212 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | ENE 77° | 1,208 m | 17.0 mi |
| Panther Hill | N 352° | 1,143 m | 13.4 mi |
| Comanche Hill | E 95° | 1,110 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:17 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roswell Climat, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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