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Travertine Nature Center

Travertine Nature Center from directly overhead

Travertine Nature Center is a museum in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Arbuckle Mountains High Point stands 433 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Niagara Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates34.50397, -96.94935

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Peaks: 13
  • Mount Airy: 0.7 mi
  • Bromide Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Robbers Roost: 2.0 mi
  • White Mound: 9.7 mi
  • Burning Mountain: 9.8 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Little Niagara Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Price’s Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Turner Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 12.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Antelope Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Buffalo Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Pavilion Springs: 1.2 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Black Sulphur Springs: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Washita Valley Winery & Vineyard: 8.2 mi
  • 777 Zip: 12.4 mi
  • Turner Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Petrified Tree: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Little Niagara Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Travertine Island: 0.2 mi
  • Lost Cave Falls: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Tishomingo Those Who Served Memorial: 24.0 mi
  • US Navy Blue Angel Memorial: 24.0 mi
  • Johnston County Howitzer Memorial: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Centennial Prayer Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Chickasaw Nation Division of Arts & Humanities: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Travertine Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arbuckle Mountains High PointW 259°433.31 m17.7 mi
Chimney HillNE 42°409 m16.5 mi
Lookout MountainESE 116°333 m17.3 mi
Biscuit KnobE 88°328 m22.3 mi
Bromide HillWSW 252°327 m2.0 mi
Robbers RoostWSW 252°323 m2.0 mi
Mount AiryWSW 247°316 m0.7 mi
Jones HillSW 233°295 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:1620:0720:44
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404453616978828274635142
Precip in2.01.93.63.75.64.43.73.04.44.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickasaw NRA, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/446406519

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