Carand Collecible Museum
Carand Collecible Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,186 m. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center, a rest area 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.7 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.8 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 19 mi
- Caprock View · 20 mi
29 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Purcell: 14.8 mi
- Rusk Hill: 15.0 mi
- Little Park Hill: 15.1 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 3.3 mi
- Little Juarez Cafe (Abandoned): 3.7 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 3.7 mi
- McFarland Brothers Bank Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Shollenbarger Mercantile Company Building Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 13.4 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 13.7 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 15.2 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 19.5 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 3.2 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Sand Point: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carand Collecible Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | SSW 200° | 1,422 m | 15.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,406 m | 14.8 mi |
| San Jon Hill | SW 227° | 1,403 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Park Hill | SSW 196° | 1,399 m | 15.1 mi |
| Boney Hill | SSW 204° | 1,362 m | 17.1 mi |
| Purcell | S 170° | 1,361 m | 14.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSE 169° | 1,359 m | 14.4 mi |
| Rusk Hill | SSW 193° | 1,329 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:33 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 17:06 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2622989956
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