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Lake Arthur Educational Museum

Lake Arthur Educational Museum from directly overhead

Lake Arthur Educational Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,030 m. Pavo Mesa stands 1,150 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Arthur Town Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q2518484, matched on coordinates and name (210 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1030 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.99819, -104.36672

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Baish Veterans Park: 10.9 mi
  • Walker Air Force Base Auxiliary Landing Field #2: 13.6 mi
  • CARLSBAD PBR #2: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Dr. John Clarke Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pavo MesaESE 118°1,150 m13.8 mi
Diamond MoundESE 120°1,146 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3719:09
June solstice05:5019:3420:10
September equinox06:4618:2318:56
December solstice06:5716:1816:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404553607079817972614941
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.21.31.71.61.91.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artesia 6S, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366378723

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