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Helmerich Center for American Research

Helmerich Center for American Research from directly overhead

Helmerich Center for American Research is a museum in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Pine Hill stands 317 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Stuart Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Gilcrease Museum
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.17343, -96.02142
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stuart Park: 0.1 mi
  • L L Tisdale Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Owen Park: 1.3 mi
  • John Starks Park: 1.4 mi
  • Ben Hill Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Glide: 1.8 mi
  • Polar Bear: 2.2 mi
  • East Meets West: 2.2 mi
  • Games Along the Way: 2.9 mi
  • Forever Free: 4.6 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 21
  • Tulsa Firefighter's Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Crybaby Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Oklahoma Walk of Fame: 3.7 mi
  • Kendall Bell: 4.4 mi
  • The Meteor Monument: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 15
Picnic sites: 14
  • 21st Street Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.0 mi
  • 41st Street Plaza: 5.2 mi
  • 56th Street Plaza: 6.6 mi
  • Macaw Landing Grille Outdoor Seating: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • The Cave House: 1.6 mi
  • Cain's Ballroom: 1.7 mi
  • Center of the Universe: 2.0 mi
  • Meadow Gold Sign: 3.2 mi
  • Hex House: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Graves Garden for the Arts: 1.9 mi
  • Tulsa Botanic Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Williams Mist Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Ramble Sensory Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Lawn & Theater: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Forgotten Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Stump Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Cub Scout Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Disease Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Troop Wall: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Willow Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Tall Chief Cove Beach: 11.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Natural Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Weer Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bixhoma Falls: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helmerich Center for American Research. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillSW 233°317 m16.1 mi
Holmes PeakNNW 327°314 m2.8 mi
Conjada MountainsSE 143°295 m24.1 mi
Twin MoundsS 181°282 m16.8 mi
Lookout MountainS 183°277 m3.9 mi
Reservoir HillNE 47°268 m1.6 mi
Indian HillsE 90°265 m14.3 mi
Round MountainE 81°251 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0820:0720:45
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3216:3417:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394352617079838274625041
Precip in1.61.63.14.45.74.73.83.43.93.82.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulsa Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/636973400

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