Pioneer Museum
Pioneer Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 657 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
Wikidata Q107321024, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 657 m
What to expect
How to reach it
79 named places within 25 miles
- I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House: 0.0 mi
- R.A. Ragland House: 0.0 mi
- Simmons House: 0.2 mi
- Davis House: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Sweetwater: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 6.8 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.2 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 0.7 mi
- Newman Park: 0.9 mi
- Fraley Park: 1.1 mi
- Jones Park: 1.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park: 1.3 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 8.9 mi
- Merry Point: 11.4 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Eagle Point: 19.8 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Bitter Creek: 11.3 mi
- North Roby: 23.0 mi
- Royston: 24.1 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 3.7 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | SW 218° | 794 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSE 160° | 775 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 124° | 757 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lone Wolf Mountain | W 270° | 752 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | SE 144° | 740 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | SSE 161° | 730 m | 8.2 mi |
| Black Point | ESE 120° | 725 m | 15.5 mi |
| Beacon Hill | E 101° | 710 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:17 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368165580
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