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Battle of North Fork of Red River

Battle of North Fork of Red River from directly overhead

Battle of North Fork of Red River is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Lime Hill stands 869 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rescue of Two White Girls by Lt. Frank Baldwin, a historic site 7.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 40 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.41569, -100.67213

110 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Recreational Park: 16.8 mi
  • Lions club Park: 17.7 mi
  • Hollywood Park: 17.7 mi
  • Marcus Sanders Park: 17.8 mi
  • Boys Club Park: 17.9 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 7
  • War Memorial Statue: 18.9 mi
  • Steel tree: 19.0 mi
  • Steel Lizard Sculpture: 19.0 mi
  • Steel tree: 19.0 mi
  • Music notes: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Phillips 66: 13.2 mi
  • Murals: 13.3 mi
  • Alanreed Baptist Church: 14.5 mi
  • Texaco Super Service Station: 14.5 mi
  • Cast Away Intersection: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Lime Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Bankhead Mound: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of North Fork of Red River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lime HillNE 43°869 m15.4 mi
Bankhead MoundENE 57°864 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2119:55
June solstice06:2920:2421:02
September equinox07:3119:0819:41
December solstice07:4916:5517:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596876807972615040
Precip in0.90.91.62.43.93.43.03.22.52.71.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Lean, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403624074

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