Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum
Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Twin Mountains stands 411 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is On the Banks of the Bosque, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1901
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
- 9.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Site of Clifton Mill: 0.7 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin: 0.8 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Norse Hill: 5.6 mi
- Arrs Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Dahl Park: 0.4 mi
- City Park: 0.4 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 0.5 mi
- Olsen Park: 0.8 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.3 mi
- High Point: 17.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.0 mi
- White Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 0.2 mi
- Bosque Museum: 0.8 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 10.8 mi
- Whitney museum: 18.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 21.4 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 0.1 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 21.5 mi
- Serenity Point: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mountains | W 273° | 411 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 273° | 396 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 262° | 391 m | 22.0 mi |
| Paul Mountain | W 270° | 373 m | 18.1 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | W 266° | 373 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 285° | 372 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 290° | 366 m | 16.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 272° | 366 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1164899602
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