Black's Fort
Black's Fort is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Town of Strickling, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 19 mi
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panther Park: 7.2 mi
- Johnnie Mae Wheeler Park: 7.5 mi
- Wallace Riddell Park: 10.5 mi
- Live Oak Park: 10.6 mi
- Hamilton Creek Park: 11.1 mi
- Site of Town of Strickling: 1.2 mi
- Shady Grove Community: 2.3 mi
- Joppa Community: 3.2 mi
- Russell Fork Iron Truss Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Bethel Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Bachelor Peak: 10.1 mi
- Post Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 12.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.3 mi
- Trough Spring: 11.5 mi
- Boiling Springs: 12.2 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 13.7 mi
- Persimmon Spring: 14.1 mi
- Adams Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Pillar Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Indian Bluff: 16.2 mi
- White Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 18.2 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 10.8 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 11.4 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 12.1 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 17.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Sun City Gardens: 23.9 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 15.2 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 24.8 mi
- Mormon Mill: 17.4 mi
- Nix: 24.7 mi
- Twin Springs Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area: 21.3 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Black's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | WNW 284° | 490 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 257° | 484 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 290° | 484 m | 17.6 mi |
| Waters Mountain | NW 317° | 480 m | 23.0 mi |
| Carter Mountains | NNW 329° | 471 m | 22.1 mi |
| Post Mountain | SW 236° | 462 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 299° | 460 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cedar Top Peak | NNW 329° | 457 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395279982
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