Bankhead Highway in Aledo
Bankhead Highway in Aledo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Park East, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Park East: 1.0 mi
- Aledo Middle School Baseball Field: 1.8 mi
- Lake Park: 2.0 mi
- Overlook Park: 2.2 mi
- Crescent Park: 2.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Aledo: 1.3 mi
- Aledo United Methodist Church: 1.3 mi
- City of Aledo: 1.3 mi
- Hood Family Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Willow Park Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- RS4606: 11.0 mi
- Texas Trail Buds: 11.4 mi
- Sharing Spaces: 11.5 mi
- Life is Peachy: 11.6 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 11.8 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 10.8 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 11.7 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 11.7 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- Cattle Raisers Museum: 13.6 mi
- Greenhouse and Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Trial Garden: 13.7 mi
- Cactus Garden: 13.7 mi
- Compost Outpost: 13.7 mi
- Chattanooga Hill: 4.5 mi
- Joe Bell Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Tater Nob: 9.5 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Oyster Hill: 12.0 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 11.5 mi
- Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 13.7 mi
- Livestock Barns: 13.8 mi
- Japanese Tea House: 13.8 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 13.8 mi
- Lone Point: 10.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 12.1 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Conway Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 16.2 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 12.6 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.8 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 21.2 mi
- Advance, Texas: 24.5 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bankhead Highway in Aledo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | NW 311° | 415 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indian Knob | NNW 331° | 387 m | 18.6 mi |
| Skeen Peak | NNW 329° | 373 m | 22.6 mi |
| Oyster Hill | WNW 282° | 351 m | 12.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | NW 326° | 345 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tater Nob | WSW 242° | 344 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 336° | 343 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | WNW 287° | 337 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth NAS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453476937
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