Archer County
Archer County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Indian Hills stands 396 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Anarene, a ghost town 2.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 24 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
76 named places within 25 miles
- Extinct Town of Anarene: 2.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Archer City: 5.8 mi
- Archer County Discovery Well: 5.9 mi
- Camp Cureton, C.S.A.: 5.9 mi
- A Jesse James Hideout: 5.9 mi
- Burkett Park: 5.5 mi
- Tommy Perkins Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Griffin Park: 12.0 mi
- Big Tree Park: 16.8 mi
- Marsh Park: 17.2 mi
- Spy Knob: 13.0 mi
- Gap Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Bare Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Skid Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Bobcat Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Deer Head Bluff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Archer County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills | ESE 122° | 396 m | 24.9 mi |
| Spie Knob | SE 135° | 383 m | 22.6 mi |
| Skid Mountain | SSW 204° | 371 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bare Mountain | SE 130° | 362 m | 15.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 197° | 349 m | 22.8 mi |
| Spy Knob | SE 130° | 348 m | 13.0 mi |
| Satanta Mountain | ESE 117° | 348 m | 22.4 mi |
| Backbone Mountain | ESE 103° | 338 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:12 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12389411258
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