Southwest Dairy Museum
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Southwest Dairy Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Harpers Hill stands 145 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dairy Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Southwest Dairy Museum, located in Sulphur Springs, Texas, showcases the importance of the dairy industry and its role in Hopkins County. The Southwest Dairy Museum is funded by the dairy checkoff program. The idea for the museum came in 1982 when several in the dairy industry came up with the idea of preserving artifacts and historical documents related to the dairy industry in the United States, and specifically in rural areas. The museum followed in 1991. The museum, which consists of a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) facility, serves as the headquarters for the many activities sponsored by the Southwest Dairy Farmers. The museum's exhibits include the life of a dairy farm before electricity came to rural areas and demonstrations on separating cream, the first step in dairy production. The museum's Mobile Dairy Classroom Program travels to schools, livestock shows, fairs and other special events to educate the public about dairy.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1991.
Wikidata Q7571263, matched on coordinates and name (805 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 155 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Suplhur Springs City Park: 0.3 mi
- Coleman Park: 1.0 mi
- Pacific Park: 1.7 mi
- Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit: 14.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 16.7 mi
- Dairy Museum: 0.0 mi
- Hopkins County Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 15.9 mi
- Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum: 16.7 mi
- Winnesboro Station: 23.0 mi
- Harpers Hill: 10.9 mi
- Robertson Hill: 22.0 mi
- Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Liberty Grove: 13.9 mi
- Jot Em Down: 21.6 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Cooper Lake State Park Beach: 10.6 mi
- Lyday Heritage Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southwest Dairy Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpers Hill | N 354° | 145 m | 10.9 mi |
| Robertson Hill | NE 37° | 116 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sulphur Springs, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/368165648
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