- Elevation, modelled
- 216 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gordon Mountain393 m · 23.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Lakes Trail1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 33.6199, -97.1535
African Spurred Tortoise is a attraction in Texas, at a modelled 216 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leopard Tortoise, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of African Spurred Tortoise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | WNW 291° | 393 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount View | WNW 293° | 393 m | 23.8 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | W 268° | 362 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | W 263° | 356 m | 24.2 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 261° | 348 m | 23.0 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 263° | 343 m | 21.0 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 10° | 294 m | 21.2 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 338° | 290 m | 15.0 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Gainesville War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Cooke County: 0.3 mi
- Cooke County, C.S.A./2nd Frontier Regiment: 0.3 mi
- Moffett Park: 0.3 mi
- Gainesville Community Circus: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 43
- Leopard Tortoise: 0.0 mi
- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: 0.0 mi
- Animal Encounters: 0.0 mi
- Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig: 0.0 mi
- Red Ruffed Lemur: 0.0 mi
Peaks: 13
- Terrapin Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Olive: 11.4 mi
- Three Mounds: 15.0 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.8 mi
- McCracken Mound: 21.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 0.5 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.8 mi
- Artillery Museum: 21.8 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.9 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
- Marysville: 14.7 mi
- Sivells Bend: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Post Oak Beach: 15.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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