8.6 Miles South to Fort Phantom Hill
8.6 Miles South to Fort Phantom Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 474 m. Flattop stands 618 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lueders Cemetery, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
138 named places within 25 miles
- Lueders Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Big Country Baptist Assembly: 4.3 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 7.6 mi
- Bud Matthews Switch of the Texas Central Railway: 7.9 mi
- Smith's Station: 8.2 mi
- Johnson Park: 9.6 mi
- Hawley Little League Park: 13.4 mi
- Anson City Park: 13.9 mi
- Sea Bee Park: 15.0 mi
- Harmon Park: 15.7 mi
- Jacob's Dream: 19.7 mi
- Marcel and Wilfred: 20.9 mi
- The Three Bears: 20.9 mi
- Charlotte & Wilbur: 20.9 mi
- Stuart Little: 20.9 mi
- Cowboy Country Museum: 16.0 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 19.9 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 20.8 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 20.9 mi
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 21.0 mi
- Flattop: 18.4 mi
- Antelope Hills: 19.8 mi
- Round Hill: 21.9 mi
- Skinout Mountain: 21.9 mi
- Haskell County Southbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 7.6 mi
- Petrified Tree: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 8.6 Miles South to Fort Phantom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop | SSE 154° | 618 m | 18.4 mi |
| Skinout Mountain | W 277° | 571 m | 21.9 mi |
| Antelope Hills | NE 51° | 525 m | 19.8 mi |
| Round Hill | ENE 79° | 455 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anson, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438054052
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