Whitehead Memorial Museum
Whitehead Memorial Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Eagle Pass Hill stands 322 m to the east-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Seminole-Negro Scouts, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
The Whitehead Memorial Museum is a western museum located at located at 1308 South Main Street, in Del Rio, Texas. It boasts a replica of "The Jersey Lilly" saloon, and the gravesites of Judge Roy Bean and his son Sam, the latter of whom "was killed there in a street fight". The two-and-a-half acre property was donated to the city and county for by the Del Rio ranching family in 1962.
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Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q7996033, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
85 named places within 25 miles
- Seminole-Negro Scouts: 0.1 mi
- Old Perry Building: 0.1 mi
- Roy Bean C. S. A.: 0.1 mi
- The Cassinelli Gin House: 0.1 mi
- Taylor-Rivers House: 0.2 mi
- Gordon Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
- Brown Plaza-Placita Brown: 0.4 mi
- Greenwood Park: 0.5 mi
- La puerta colorada artega Park: 0.7 mi
- San Felipe Exes Student Memorial Center: 0.5 mi
- San Felipe EXES Memorial Center: 0.5 mi
- Museo del Agua: 2.6 mi
- Abbey Road Cafe and Beatles Museum: 2.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Pass Hill: 2.0 mi
- San Felipe Springs: 1.7 mi
- McKee Springs: 10.1 mi
- Rough Canyon Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Indian Cliffs: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitehead Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pass Hill | ESE 102° | 322 m | 2.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 120° | 308 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:24 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:12 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:14 | 17:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DEL RIO Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368165052
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