Hangar 25 Air Museum
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Hangar 25 Air Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 791 m. South Mountain stands 845 m to the east, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Overlook, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Webb Air Force Base (IATA: BGS), previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring. Webb AFB was a major undergraduate pilot training (UPT) facility for the Air Force, and by 1969, almost 9,000 pilots had been trained at Webb. The last operational wing at Webb AFB was the 78th Flying Training Wing.
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Wikidata Q57338387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring State Park on Route of Old Comanche War Trail: 1.8 mi
- Route of Marcy's Trail: 2.1 mi
- Potton House: 2.8 mi
- First National Bank in Big Spring: 2.9 mi
- Howard County: 2.9 mi
- Scenic Mountain: 1.7 mi
- South Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 5.0 mi
- Signal Mountains: 10.7 mi
- Signal Peak: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring State Park: 1.2 mi
- ABC Park: 2.1 mi
- Comanche Trail Park: 2.1 mi
- Heart of the City Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Roy Anderson Sports Complex: 3.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 2.8 mi
- Potton-Hayden House: 2.8 mi
- Martin County Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- US-87 Knotts Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Howard County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 1.1 mi
- Indian Point: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hangar 25 Air Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | E 89° | 845 m | 3.1 mi |
| Scenic Mountain | ENE 69° | 843 m | 1.7 mi |
| West Gunsight Mountain | N 10° | 818 m | 20.5 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | NNE 12° | 814 m | 20.6 mi |
| Signal Peak | E 97° | 813 m | 11.8 mi |
| Signal Mountains | ESE 105° | 808 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 205° | 798 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | ESE 115° | 797 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:20 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:09 | 17:46 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Spring, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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