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Foard County Museum

Foard County Museum from directly overhead

Foard County Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 482 m. Wild Horse Mountain stands 577 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Hall Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98491, -99.72474

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Dixie Mound: 4.9 mi
  • Raggedy: 5.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Little Mound: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Pouring Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Horse MountainWSW 243°577 m23.6 mi
Marys PeakWNW 290°552 m18.6 mi
Lowrance MountainSW 233°552 m22.6 mi
Hunter MountainSW 221°551 m23.9 mi
Big MoundNNE 21°522 m15.6 mi
Hepsidam HillNW 326°510 m24.2 mi
Cedar MoundNNE 22°506 m15.3 mi
Dixie MoundWSW 252°498 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:51
June solstice06:2920:1720:54
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4116:5617:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424555637381868576645243
Precip in1.01.11.72.43.53.91.92.82.52.31.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368164850

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