Historic Windmill
Historic Windmill is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Marys Peak stands 552 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dark Sky Viewing Area, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
This historic windmill isn't running, but it once pumped water from a local well.
How to reach it
49 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Pease City: 4.3 mi
- Foard County: 6.6 mi
- Site of the Town of Margaret: 8.7 mi
- Crowell Schools: 9.0 mi
- First Christian Church: 9.3 mi
- Raggedy: 5.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Teacup Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Mound: 9.1 mi
- Fire Hall Museum: 9.4 mi
- Foard County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hardeman County Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- Dark Sky Viewing Area: 0.0 mi
- Permian Sea Tide Ripples: 0.9 mi
- Copper Breaks State Park: 0.9 mi
- Quanah City Park: 12.3 mi
- Medicine Mound: 10.5 mi
- Acme: 14.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Windmill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Peak | W 260° | 552 m | 15.8 mi |
| Big Mound | NE 54° | 522 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hepsidam Hill | NW 312° | 510 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cedar Mound | ENE 56° | 506 m | 9.1 mi |
| Dixie Mound | SSW 195° | 498 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 210° | 494 m | 5.7 mi |
| Third Mound | ENE 60° | 489 m | 9.2 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 23° | 488 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9212466652
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