Skip to content
Byway
Museum · Texas

National Mounted Warrior Museum

National Mounted Warrior Museum from directly overhead

National Mounted Warrior Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Franklin Mountain stands 427 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Showcase Room, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2024-09-19
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.12493, -97.76764
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sadowski Field: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Hood Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • First Calvary Division Display Field: 1.1 mi
  • Delgado Softball Field: 1.1 mi
  • Hildner Field: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Bell AH-1G Cobra: 0.7 mi
  • Tank Destroyer Force - WWII: 1.0 mi
  • Tank Destroyer Monument: 1.0 mi
  • 3rd ACR OEF: 1.0 mi
  • 3rd ACR OND: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Blakwell Gap: 2.7 mi
  • Jackson Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Bushy Gap: 2.9 mi
  • Black Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Blackwell Mountains: 3.0 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
  • Warwick Springs: 16.9 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Adams Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Gooch Spring: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Old Town Salado: 18.2 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 22.2 mi
  • Bird Blind: 22.3 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 22.6 mi
  • Historic Bell: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of National Mounted Warrior Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Franklin MountainWNW 297°427 m18.8 mi
Crawford MountainW 281°416 m15.0 mi
Round MountainWNW 292°404 m18.9 mi
Taylor MountainWSW 256°401 m12.0 mi
Long MountainWNW 288°389 m11.7 mi
Herzog MountainWNW 289°382 m11.0 mi
Twin MountainsWNW 290°381 m9.8 mi
Sevenmile MountainWSW 240°374 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0320:39
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2616:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848578685849
Precip in2.42.23.32.14.73.22.71.63.93.42.72.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1011286922

More museums in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to National Mounted Warrior Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens