Big Four School
Big Four School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 932 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blanco, a peak 3.5 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Blanco Community: 3.7 mi
- G. W. Smith Home: 5.3 mi
- Citizens National Bank: 5.6 mi
- High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith: 5.7 mi
- Crosby County: 5.7 mi
- Mount Blanco: 3.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.4 mi
- Negro Hill: 16.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 17.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 5.8 mi
- Lions Park: 9.3 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 17.3 mi
- Floydada Park: 17.3 mi
- Annie M. Taylor Park: 17.7 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 5.7 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 17.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 12.2 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 20.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.3 mi
- 20 foot falls: 7.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 17.0 mi
- Estacado: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Four School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | SSW 203° | 909 m | 23.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 111° | 879 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | ESE 107° | 874 m | 23.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | SE 144° | 845 m | 10.4 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 157° | 811 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 139° | 811 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403514533
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