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Longhorn Museum

Longhorn Museum from directly overhead

Longhorn Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Black Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Ben and Mono Parker and KBOP Radio, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.97843, -98.46797
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 32
  • River Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lyons Park: 1.7 mi
  • Jourdanton Park: 6.2 mi
  • Poteet Canyon Park: 7.4 mi
  • Maxwell Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Lipan Hills: 21.0 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 22.6 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 22.7 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Scenic Park Pond: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 320°228 m24.7 mi
Curly HillN 350°205 m24.2 mi
Red Oak HillN 352°195 m23.2 mi
Tordillo HillsESE 122°153 m22.6 mi
Tordillo HillESE 112°145 m21.0 mi
Lipan HillsSE 139°110 m21.0 mi
Lipan HillsSSE 148°101 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3720:0220:36
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2417:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535764707883858681726254
Precip in2.01.82.32.43.93.82.62.53.62.72.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasanton, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/660401819

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