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Spanish Fort

Spanish Fort from directly overhead

Spanish Fort is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the 1759 Taovayo Victory Over Spain, a historic site 0.7 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

city in Texas, United States

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Coordinates33.95201, -97.62669
Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 20
Peaks: 16
  • Brushy Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Blue Mound: 11.9 mi
  • Benton Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Snake Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Mount View: 14.6 mi
Parks: 12
  • Boone Park: 5.1 mi
  • Joe Benton Park: 5.3 mi
  • Weldon Robb Park: 6.6 mi
  • Mary Beckman Davis Downtown Park: 12.7 mi
  • American Legion Park: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
  • Horton Classic Car Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Wilson Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundS 181°395 m19.1 mi
Jim Ned LookoutS 181°394 m23.5 mi
Mount ViewSSE 159°393 m14.6 mi
Gordon MountainSSE 159°393 m15.7 mi
Dye MoundS 178°388 m22.6 mi
Tadlock HillS 171°362 m24.2 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobSSW 207°345 m23.3 mi
Benton HillSSW 201°324 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2120:0920:46
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3316:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424755637180848476655345
Precip in1.72.22.93.54.54.32.42.33.14.32.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonita 7NW, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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