Oswald Rooming House Museum
Oswald Rooming House Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Reagh, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
temporary residence of Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the John F. Kennedy assassination
Wikidata Q22019871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Reagh: 0.1 mi
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, USA: 0.1 mi
- Samuel David Dealey, Jr.: 0.2 mi
- W. H. Adamson High School: 0.6 mi
- Officer J.D. Tippit: 0.6 mi
- Lake Cliff Park: 0.2 mi
- Oak Cliff Founders Park: 0.5 mi
- Kidd Spring Park: 0.7 mi
- Turner Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
- Kessler Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 2.3 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 3.1 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 1.3 mi
- Predator Encounter: 1.3 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 1.4 mi
- Reunion Tower: 1.6 mi
- Giant Eye: 2.3 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 4.2 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 7.8 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 8.2 mi
- La Reunion: 2.0 mi
- Sowers: 11.0 mi
- Lawson: 15.4 mi
- Camey Spur: 22.8 mi
- Nickelville: 24.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 4.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 22.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 23.4 mi
- Murray Hill: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 1.1 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 7.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 24.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.7 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oswald Rooming House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 299° | 218 m | 23.4 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 251° | 209 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chalk Hill | W 260° | 202 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 322° | 202 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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