Rankin Museum
Rankin Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 814 m. King Mountain stands 958 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Upland, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 814 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
59 named places within 25 miles
- Weir No. 1 Oil Well: 6.2 mi
- Upland First Upton County Seat: 7.7 mi
- John C. Upton and His Brother, W. F. Upton: 7.7 mi
- First State Bank of Rankin: 7.7 mi
- Site of First Church in Upton County: 7.8 mi
- Noelke Hill: 13.7 mi
- Square Top Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 16.3 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Dub Day Arena & Park: 7.9 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 20.4 mi
- County Park: 20.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 21.0 mi
- Post Office Park: 21.0 mi
- Mendoza Trail Museum: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rankin Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | W 259° | 958 m | 18.9 mi |
| Castle Mountain | W 263° | 958 m | 19.7 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | SSW 204° | 933 m | 20.1 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | SW 220° | 921 m | 13.8 mi |
| Noelke Hill | S 169° | 920 m | 13.7 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSW 207° | 918 m | 17.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 173° | 908 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSE 165° | 884 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:28 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:20 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:13 | 17:50 |
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 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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