Bankhead Highway through Eastland County
Bankhead Highway through Eastland County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 429 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastland County Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bone Bend · 27 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 27 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 27 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Evensville Peak: 3.7 mi
- Country Knob: 4.9 mi
- McQuirt Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Reddy Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Mary Jane Gentry: 4.7 mi
- Mount Marion Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Strawn: 5.3 mi
- Bethel Strawn: 5.3 mi
- Strawn City Hall: 5.3 mi
- Thurber: 8.1 mi
- La Casa: 10.9 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 12.1 mi
- Desdemona: 15.3 mi
- Mangum: 21.4 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 8.2 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 16.6 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 16.6 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 16.7 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 24.1 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 0.1 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 5.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- New York Hill Park: 8.1 mi
- Eastland City Park: 17.5 mi
- Six Flags Park: 17.6 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 8.1 mi
- Ol' Rip: 16.6 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 15.2 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Bankhead Highway through Eastland County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SSE 165° | 507 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | W 274° | 503 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blue Hills | SE 141° | 501 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SE 134° | 499 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSE 165° | 482 m | 9.2 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NW 306° | 482 m | 15.4 mi |
| Double mountain | WNW 286° | 476 m | 22.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 267° | 475 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576586
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