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Greater Southwest Historical Museum

Greater Southwest Historical Museum from directly overhead

Greater Southwest Historical Museum is a museum in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Arbuckle Mountains High Point stands 433 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Stadium, a park 0.1 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What to expect

Fee
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Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.17582, -97.15227

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Walker Stadium: 0.1 mi
  • West Park: 0.2 mi
  • Central Park: 1.0 mi
  • Selvidge Park: 1.3 mi
  • Walker Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Jones Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Burning Mountain: 15.7 mi
  • White Mound: 15.9 mi
  • Peak Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 19.3 mi
Museums: 8
  • Lake Murray Nature Center: 9.6 mi
  • Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Wilson Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Love County Military Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Love County Historical Society: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Henry House Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Hickory Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Turner Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Price’s Falls: 17.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Sulfur Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 24.8 mi
  • Pavilion Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Black Sulphur Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Vendome Well: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sunset Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sunset Beach Day Use Area: 8.5 mi
  • Marina Beach: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Prayer Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Centennial Prayer Garden: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Turner Falls: 17.3 mi
  • 777 Zip: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arbuckle Mountains High PointNNW 343°433.31 m20.3 mi
Bromide HillNNE 24°327 m24.1 mi
Robbers RoostNNE 24°323 m24.1 mi
Mount AiryNNE 26°316 m24.9 mi
Jones HillNNW 340°295 m11.6 mi
Peak HillSSE 168°294 m17.9 mi
White MoundNNE 31°293 m15.9 mi
Flattop PeakS 169°286 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:1820:0720:44
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3116:4517:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434856647280858577665445
Precip in1.82.22.83.35.74.62.52.73.63.92.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ardmore, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1026635091

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