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Optima National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
847 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Horseshoe Hill914 m · 14.4 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66118.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
36.6447, -101.2086
Optima National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Optima National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Oklahoma, at a modelled 847 m. Horseshoe Hill stands 914 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Randles Memorial Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 119 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Optima National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseshoe HillSE 141°914 m14.4 mi
Lightning PointSSE 160°910 m12.6 mi
Mount HellandSSE 167°894 m17.7 mi

29 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 3
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2319:57
June solstice06:2720:2921:07
September equinox07:3319:0919:43
December solstice07:5416:5317:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847566676807971584535
Precip in0.60.41.31.42.52.92.92.41.32.00.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hooker, 15 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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