Texas Energy Museum
Texas Energy Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyrrell Public Library, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Creole Nature Trail passes 25 miles off.
The story
The Texas Energy Museum is a museum in Beaumont, Texas in the United States. The museum was formed in 1987 to tell the story of oil through state of the art exhibits including talking robotic characters. The museum opened on January 10, 1990, the anniversary of the Spindletop gusher. The museum is part of a concentration of several museums in the downtown Beaumont area. It is located adjacent to the Tyrrell Historical Library and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. The Beaumont Children's Museum is temporarily located across the street in the Beaumont Civic Center. The Edison Museum and Fire Museum of Texas are within a few blocks.
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Dates from 1987.
Wikidata Q21411004, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Creole Nature Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tyrrell Public Library: 0.0 mi
- Henry Millard: 0.1 mi
- Jefferson Theatre: 0.1 mi
- Beaumont: 0.1 mi
- William G. "Bill" Hall: 0.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Shelton Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Wiess Park: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas: 0.1 mi
- Beaumont Police Museum: 0.2 mi
- Edison Museum: 0.2 mi
- McFaddin-Ward House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum: 1.4 mi
- Bunns Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Smith Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Wiess Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Peach Tree Point: 23.0 mi
- Mildred Buildings: 0.9 mi
- Avenue Axe: 10.3 mi
- Elise's Family Fun Center: 22.4 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 23.0 mi
- Texla: 16.0 mi
- Lemonville: 17.5 mi
- Princeton: 24.3 mi
- Urban Roots Farm to Table Beaumont: 2.5 mi
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Cattail Marsh: 5.9 mi
- Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area Nelda Stark Unit: 11.0 mi
- Spindletop Hill: 4.6 mi
- BLUE HOLE: 17.7 mi
- Texas Star: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Energy Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindletop Hill | SSE 158° | 4 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:46 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:43 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:45 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaumont City, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368165666
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