Barron Field
Barron Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Chattanooga Hill stands 330 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Grove Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Airport in Texas, United States of America.
Dates from 1917.
Wikidata Q4863804, matched on coordinates and name (286 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Grove Park: 0.4 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.8 mi
- Clyde Pittman Park: 1.2 mi
- McPherson Park: 1.5 mi
- Hallmark Park: 1.8 mi
- Ann Brock Elementary School est. 2008: 3.1 mi
- Forest Hill Cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Grace Lutheran Church: 3.9 mi
- Crowley Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Crowley: 4.6 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 6.9 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 7.1 mi
- Elephant: 7.4 mi
- World of Primates: 7.4 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
- Deer Creek Plaza Statue: 4.8 mi
- Drift: 5.0 mi
- Horned Frog Statue: 6.6 mi
- Nature’s Essence: 7.0 mi
- Peleton: 7.8 mi
- WMC Texas Prince Hall Library Museum: 6.2 mi
- JUNETEENTH MUSEUM: 7.4 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 7.5 mi
- Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center: 8.7 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 5.7 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 5.8 mi
- International Friendship Garden: 6.0 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Rock Springs Garden: 8.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 5.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 6.0 mi
- Turkey Peak: 6.5 mi
- Poverty Knob: 10.1 mi
- Caddo Peak: 11.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 15.9 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 5.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 13.3 mi
- Lone Point: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.9 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 20.2 mi
- Old City Spring: 19.9 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.1 mi
- Sowers: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barron Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Hill | WNW 282° | 330 m | 22.0 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 211° | 303 m | 11.6 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 211° | 303 m | 13.7 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSW 207° | 275 m | 5.7 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SSW 205° | 266 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 353° | 264 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNE 20° | 218 m | 21.5 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SE 145° | 216 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benbrook DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678218
Take the scenic way to Barron Field.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.