International UFO Museum & Research Center
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International UFO Museum & Research Center is a museum in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,090 m. Blackwater Hill stands 1,334 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is UFO Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The International UFO Museum and Research Center is located in Roswell, New Mexico, United States, in the downtown district, and is focused largely on the 1947 Roswell incident and later supposed UFO incidents in the United States and elsewhere. It was founded in 1991 as a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization and is located in a former movie theater from the 1930s. The museum contains an extensive library and exhibits all focused on the history of UFO encounters. Additionally it has an extensive library collection of UFO material and meeting room. It functions as the centerpiece of the annual UFOfest held in Roswell each year. The catalyst for the museum was the 1947 Roswell UFO incident, in which a rancher, W. W. "Mack" Brazel, discovered metal debris outside of Roswell, near a giant trench that spanned hundreds of feet. The International UFO Museum and Research Center shares theories about the Roswell incident and other extraterrestrial life. The museum was founded by Glenn Dennis and opened in September 1991. The museum also has a gift store with UFO-inspired souvenirs.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1991.
Wikidata Q3799756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- UFO Park: 0.0 mi
- Pioneer Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Poe Corn Park: 0.6 mi
- Poe Corn Park: 0.6 mi
- POW/MIA Park: 0.7 mi
- Arch: 0.6 mi
- Berlin Wall Fragment: 0.7 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Iron Cross: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Point: 1.9 mi
- Comanche Hill: 8.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 13.7 mi
- Panther Hill: 14.4 mi
- Mesa Diablo: 17.6 mi
- Blackwater Hill: 19.8 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 0.4 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 0.7 mi
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- McBride Museum: 1.2 mi
- Walker Aviation Museum: 6.0 mi
- Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.1 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 22.9 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 0.7 mi
- Blackdom: 15.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of International UFO Museum & Research Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Hill | WNW 286° | 1,334 m | 19.8 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,248 m | 13.7 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 347° | 1,239 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | ENE 74° | 1,208 m | 17.6 mi |
| Panther Hill | N 354° | 1,143 m | 14.4 mi |
| Comanche Hill | E 87° | 1,110 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:17 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roswell Climat, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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