Stafford Air & Space Museum
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Stafford Air & Space Museum is a museum in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Twin Mounds stands 522 m to the south-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockstone Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The Stafford Air & Space Museum is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States. The museum, named after NASA astronaut and Weatherford native Thomas P. Stafford, became a Smithsonian Affiliate in June 2010. The museum's displays include Stafford's Apollo 10 spacesuit, the Gemini 6A spacecraft he piloted in 1965, artifacts from the Space Shuttle program, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mir Space Station, a Moon rock, a Titan II missile, a Mark 6 re-entry vehicle, and a collection of over 20 historic aircraft. The museum is located at the Thomas P. Stafford Airport.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q16900641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
35 named places within 25 miles
- Lockstone Park: 1.4 mi
- Weber Park: 1.5 mi
- Clark Park: 2.0 mi
- Tom Stafford Park: 2.5 mi
- Centennial park: 2.5 mi
- Twin Mounds: 7.5 mi
- Ghost Mound: 10.3 mi
- Dead Woman Mound: 10.4 mi
- Crown Mound: 10.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf Mound: 11.6 mi
- Heartland of America Museum: 1.4 mi
- Oklahoma Route 66 Museum: 18.0 mi
- Indianapolis: 10.8 mi
- Independence: 19.6 mi
- Bulldog Statue: 2.2 mi
- Lucille's Historic Gas Station: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stafford Air & Space Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mounds | SSE 158° | 522 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dead Woman Mound | ESE 117° | 522 m | 10.4 mi |
| Coyote Hill | ENE 74° | 488 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ghost Mound | SSE 162° | 479 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weatherford, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1190732220
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