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John W. Rawlings Heritage Center

John W. Rawlings Heritage Center, a museum in Colorado
John W. Rawlings Heritage Center, a museum in ColoradoCarol M. Highsmith · Public domain

John W. Rawlings Heritage Center is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,187 m. Meredith Hill stands 1,342 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Animas City Park, a park 0.9 miles away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.06670, -103.21963

23 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
Peaks: 6
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Getchel Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Eagle Nest: 15.0 mi
  • Miller Mesa: 16.3 mi
  • Meredith Hill: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Statue of Liberty: 18.6 mi
  • AT&SF Locomotive 1024: 19.0 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Southwest Chief train mural: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meredith HillWNW 284°1,342 m20.8 mi
Miller MesaSW 235°1,320 m16.3 mi
Ninemile HillS 172°1,299 m8.6 mi
Getchel HillS 173°1,291 m9.8 mi
Eagle NestSSE 167°1,274 m15.0 mi
High RockSE 125°1,229 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3119:4020:20
September equinox06:4118:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5616:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645536374797668544232
Precip in0.40.30.81.41.71.82.61.80.91.10.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Animas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/971580687

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