Swenson Memorial Museum
Swenson Memorial Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. Gunsight Mountain stands 503 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old First National Bank Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas
Wikidata Q107319280, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 367 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bone Bend · 26 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Parker Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old First National Bank Building: 0.0 mi
- Breckenridge Stephens Walker: 0.1 mi
- Stephens County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years: 0.1 mi
- Stephens County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Donkey Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Gore Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Coal Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Hog Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Miller Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 19.6 mi
- Possum Kingdom State Park: 22.0 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Parade Ground: 22.5 mi
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 2.3 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 22.9 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 23.0 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 24.8 mi
- Eliasville: 16.2 mi
- La Casa: 16.4 mi
- Fort Griffin: 22.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.7 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 24.9 mi
- Ol' Rip: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swenson Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsight Mountain | S 173° | 503 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 194° | 494 m | 19.3 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | SE 139° | 482 m | 12.0 mi |
| Double mountain | S 186° | 476 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 179° | 475 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brown Pen Mountain | S 169° | 465 m | 11.8 mi |
| Greer Mountains | WSW 244° | 456 m | 21.8 mi |
| Round Hill | W 280° | 455 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:11 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breckenridge, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368165535
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