Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Cumberland Hill School, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science (shortened to Perot Museum) is a natural history and science museum in Dallas, Texas, in Victory Park. The museum was named in honor of Margot and Ross Perot. The chief executive officer of the museum is Dr. Linda Abraham-Silver.
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Dates from 2006.
Wikidata Q7169478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 14 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Cumberland Hill School: 0.2 mi
- Central National Road: 0.3 mi
- Higginbotham-Pearlstone Building: 0.3 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Dallas: 0.4 mi
- First Baptist Church: 0.4 mi
- Woodall Rodgers Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Klyde Warren Park: 0.3 mi
- West End Square: 0.3 mi
- Anita Phelps Park: 0.4 mi
- San Jacinto Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Dirk Nowitzki: 0.2 mi
- Mike Modano: 0.2 mi
- This Place, Everywhere: 0.4 mi
- George Dealey Statue: 0.6 mi
- Map of Dallas: 0.6 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 0.9 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 1.2 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Renee's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Giant Eye: 0.6 mi
- Reunion Tower: 0.8 mi
- Katy Trail Caboose: 1.0 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 1.3 mi
- Legacy of Love Monument: 1.6 mi
- The Samurai Collection: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.4 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Center: 0.4 mi
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art: 0.4 mi
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: 0.4 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 2.9 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 8.2 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 8.6 mi
- La Reunion: 3.5 mi
- Sowers: 11.1 mi
- Lawson: 15.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 20.8 mi
- Nickelville: 22.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 5.7 mi
- Flower Mound: 21.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 23.3 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 24.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 3.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- McKamy Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 23.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.1 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.0 mi
- Muddy Creek: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 293° | 218 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chalk Hill | WSW 240° | 202 m | 5.7 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 316° | 202 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | WNW 302° | 180 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/618964796
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