Bolivar, Townsite of
Bolivar, Townsite of is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Ball Knob Hill stands 361 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolivar Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Unincorporated community in Denton County, Texas.
Wikidata Q4939488, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- John Porter Sports Complex: 3.8 mi
- Switzer Park: 3.8 mi
- Aspen Park: 6.2 mi
- Westside Park: 6.3 mi
- Young Citizens of Krum Ballfields: 6.8 mi
- Bolivar Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Forester Ranch: 3.5 mi
- Sanger Presbyterian Church: 4.0 mi
- Chisholm Trail in Denton County: 4.1 mi
- Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway: 4.4 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 10.6 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 15.2 mi
- Arabian Camel: 18.8 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 18.8 mi
- White-Handed Gibbon: 18.8 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 11.5 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 11.5 mi
- Shadow Garden: 11.6 mi
- In High Places: 11.6 mi
- Carrizo: 11.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.5 mi
- Mount Olive: 12.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.5 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 14.8 mi
- Explorium: 8.3 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 11.2 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 11.8 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 11.8 mi
- African American Museum: 11.9 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 11.3 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 11.7 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 12.0 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 12.1 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 22.0 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 22.9 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 23.6 mi
- Shayhan Point: 19.3 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bolivar, Townsite of. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Knob Hill | W 274° | 361 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | NW 309° | 356 m | 24.2 mi |
| Jack Mound | NW 310° | 348 m | 22.8 mi |
| McCracken Mound | NW 315° | 343 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pat Dick Hill | SW 232° | 291 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Olive | NE 52° | 255 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 169° | 253 m | 14.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 157° | 244 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton Municpal AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9890105001
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