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Bankhead Highway in Aledo

Bankhead Highway in Aledo from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.71539, -97.60085

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks: 41
Museums: 36
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 20
  • 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
Attractions: 19
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainNW 311°415 m24.0 mi
Indian KnobNNW 331°387 m18.6 mi
Skeen PeakNNW 329°373 m22.6 mi
Oyster HillWNW 282°351 m12.0 mi
Buck KnobNW 326°345 m16.2 mi
Tater NobWSW 242°344 m9.5 mi
Tater HillNNW 336°343 m16.3 mi
Buzzard HillWNW 287°337 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2420:0620:42
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:2916:5117:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in1.92.13.22.53.64.22.01.82.63.92.62.2

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476937

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