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Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station

Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station from directly overhead

Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Lone Mountain stands 413 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Granbury Opera House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.44231, -97.78641

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Historic Granbury Square: 0.1 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 0.1 mi
  • Shanley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lambert Branch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Granbury City Beach Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.4 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.4 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 14.4 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 14.5 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Thompson Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 11.4 mi
  • Nebo Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Berry Knob: 14.1 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 3
  • Acton Nature Center: 7.2 mi
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSSW413 m22.2 mi
Chalk MountainSSW390 m20.1 mi
Comanche PeakSSW373 m4.4 mi
Double MountainWNW359 m20.0 mi
Oyster HillN351 m21.4 mi
Tater NobN344 m14.5 mi
Chattanooga HillNNE330 m18.5 mi
Joe Bell MountainN324 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2520:0620:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3016:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647281858477665446
Precip in2.32.43.33.04.23.81.92.63.03.82.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414138034

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