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Old Rock Church Museum

Old Rock Church Museum from directly overhead

Old Rock Church Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,844 m. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Springs Hot Sulphur, a spring 2.7 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

church building in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q14714830, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Star Valley Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79160, -111.00161

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Parks: 11
  • Grover Community Park: 3.4 mi
  • Grover Park: 5.6 mi
  • Canyon View Park: 5.8 mi
  • Afton City Park: 5.9 mi
  • Box H Park: 6.9 mi
Museums: 7
  • Star Valley Historical Society: 5.4 mi
  • Lander Trail Center: 5.4 mi
  • Callair Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Afton Wyoming Family History Center: 5.8 mi
  • Mower Family History Association: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
  • Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Springs Hot Sulphur: 2.7 mi
  • Periodic Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Shot Hole Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Spring Salt: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fairview Landmark: 6.9 mi
  • Wyoming Peak Lookout: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Menace Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Woheto Falls: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 5.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wyoming PeakSE 124°3,468 m23.1 mi
Mount CoffinESE 123°3,426.6 m22.6 mi
Mount March MadnessSE 125°3,420 m23.3 mi
Triple PeakE 90°3,391.5 m21.4 mi
Triple Peak, SouthE 91°3,380.2 m21.8 mi
Triple Peak, NorthE 89°3,349.8 m21.2 mi
Roaring Fork PeakESE 108°3,347.3 m19.0 mi
Mount FitzpatrickESE 112°3,324.5 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:4620:2421:07
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:5216:0816:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151928384755626152412817
Precip in1.31.31.51.52.41.81.01.11.51.61.31.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8948960142

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