Homesteader Museum
Homesteader Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,338 m. Heart Mountain stands 2,477 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 23 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
- Homesteader Park: 0.8 mi
- Byron Park: 12.7 mi
- Byron Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Heart Mountain Interpretive Center: 10.7 mi
- Cody Dug Up Gun Museum: 21.8 mi
- Cody Heritage Museum: 21.9 mi
- Cody Firearms Museum: 22.1 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 22.2 mi
- McCullough Peaks High Point: 12.4 mi
- Gilmore Hill: 16.0 mi
- Badland Hills: 17.4 mi
- Heart Mountain: 18.8 mi
- Bridger Butte: 21.0 mi
- Train Engine: 18.3 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 21.8 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 22.3 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 23.6 mi
- Old Trail Town: 23.7 mi
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 22.2 mi
- The English Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Red Point: 18.5 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 21.6 mi
- Bear: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homesteader Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,476.6 m | 18.8 mi |
| McCullough Peaks High Point | SSW 203° | 1,998.7 m | 12.4 mi |
| Red Butte | WSW 237° | 1,945 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Sheep Mountain | E 83° | 1,568 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gilmore Hill | SSE 159° | 1,525 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bridger Butte | SSE 149° | 1,517 m | 21.0 mi |
| Badland Hills | WNW 288° | 1,439 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:49 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powell FLD STN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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