Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 851 m. Midland County High Point stands 909 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is *, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a museum in Midland, Texas, USA, with exhibits relating to the oil and gas industry of the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. Museum exhibits include the geology of the area during the Permian period, the technology of the petroleum industry, racing cars designed by Jim Hall, and paintings by artist Tom Lovell. The museum was founded in 1968 by a group of 500 under the leadership of George T. Abell under the Abell-Hangar Foundation, and officially opened its doors to the public in 1975. The museum occupies a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) building, with 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) dedicated to exhibits and an outdoor exhibit space for large oil-field machinery. It is open to the public seven days per week. The museum maintains a research library containing donated material related to the history of the Permian Basin oil industry. It contains one of the largest collections of archived petroleum-related artifacts in its archives center. It also houses the Petroleum Hall of Fame which includes over 140 men and women who have impacted the Permian Basin's petroleum industry.
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Dates from 1975.
Wikidata Q7169319, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Texas Petroleum in World War II: 0.2 mi
- Midland Christian College: 1.3 mi
- W. F. Scarborough Home,: 1.4 mi
- Longhorn Steer (Rusty): 1.5 mi
- Riding Proudly: 1.5 mi
- Taylor Park: 0.7 mi
- Halff Park: 1.2 mi
- Dunagan Park: 1.3 mi
- Elkin Park: 1.4 mi
- Ulmer Park: 1.4 mi
- *: 0.0 mi
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- Blakemore Planetarium: 1.4 mi
- Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum of the Southwest: 1.5 mi
- Midland Fire Department Museum: 1.7 mi
- Sibley Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Facts of Life: 1.5 mi
- Stone Saint Ann Statue: 1.7 mi
- Saint Ann With Child Statue: 1.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 3.6 mi
- St. Andrew's Stag: 4.8 mi
- Saint Ann’s Prayer Garden: 1.8 mi
- Craddick Garden: 1.9 mi
- Saint Paul Garden: 2.9 mi
- Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 3.6 mi
- Windlands Garden: 3.7 mi
- Midland County High Point: 11.8 mi
- Range Hill: 19.4 mi
- Sibley Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Dameron City: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Indian Point: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland County High Point | W 267° | 909 m | 11.8 mi |
| Range Hill | NNE 12° | 859 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:28 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:22 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:12 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland 4 ENE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/473170218
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