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Heritage Museum

Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Heritage Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 287 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. George and Ruth Jones House, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
287 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.99040, -97.70086

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Optimist Gazeebo Park: 2.3 mi
  • Melanie Park: 10.2 mi
  • South Wise Park: 10.9 mi
  • Central Park: 11.2 mi
  • Shady Grove Park: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Tater Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Indian Knob: 4.2 mi
  • Skeen Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Buck Knob: 6.6 mi
  • Burton Knob: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 16
Museums: 11
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainWSW 255°415 m12.7 mi
Indian KnobSW 230°387 m4.2 mi
Wampler HillWNW 290°377 m18.4 mi
Skeen PeakW 273°373 m6.0 mi
Two Bush KnobWNW 282°373 m19.2 mi
Armstrong MountainWNW 301°365 m16.1 mi
Bald KnobWSW 254°359 m16.8 mi
Oyster HillSSW 200°351 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:43
June solstice06:2320:0720:43
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3116:5117:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637280848476655445
Precip in1.72.22.83.04.63.72.12.23.03.92.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368165700

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