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Anvil Park Ranch

Anvil Park Ranch from directly overhead

Anvil Park Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 707 m. Tandy Mesa stands 867 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Former Site of Hogtown, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92235, -100.31412

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • City Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sunset Park: 4.4 mi
  • Ellis County Wildlife Management Area: 23.2 mi
  • Lake Vincent Public Fishing Area: 23.8 mi
  • Roberts County Park: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Tandy Mesa: 20.3 mi
  • Antelope Hills: 24.1 mi
  • Bankhead Mound: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Cast Away Intersection: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tandy MesaWNW 289°867 m20.3 mi
Bankhead MoundS 188°864 m24.3 mi
Antelope HillsE 93°792 m24.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 127°788 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2620:2421:02
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4916:5217:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343747556575807870574435
Precip in0.60.61.41.93.13.52.42.91.82.30.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lipscomb, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12405584070

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