Merry Point
Merry Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 702 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Birdsnest Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 20 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
104 named places within 25 miles
- Site of U. S. Army Air Corps Plane Crash: 8.3 mi
- Trammell House: 10.6 mi
- Simmons House: 11.2 mi
- Texas & Pacific Railway: 11.3 mi
- R.A. Ragland House: 11.3 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 5.3 mi
- Black Point: 5.5 mi
- Ringtop: 5.7 mi
- Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park: 6.0 mi
- Fraley Park: 10.8 mi
- Jones Park: 11.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park: 11.5 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 11.8 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 6.1 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Eagle Point: 21.2 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.4 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 13.5 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Bitter Creek: 8.5 mi
- Audra: 22.8 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merry Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | WSW 257° | 794 m | 18.0 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 271° | 775 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 113° | 757 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | S 172° | 753 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | S 174° | 741 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | WNW 301° | 740 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mathis Mountain | S 172° | 740 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | W 274° | 730 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:16 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Merkel 12 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356711208
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