Box's Fort
Box's Fort is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
129 named places within 25 miles
- Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Wilson Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Weeping Mary Community: 5.3 mi
- Zebulon Pike Campsite: 5.6 mi
- Neches Indian Village: 5.8 mi
- Big Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fowler Hill: 1.8 mi
- Collins Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Smith Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Jones Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 6.3 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 11.5 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 12.7 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 13.2 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Weeping Mary: 5.2 mi
- Morrill: 10.4 mi
- New Birmingham: 11.6 mi
- Chronister: 14.7 mi
- Jarvis: 14.8 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 12.0 mi
- McDonald Museum: 22.7 mi
- Howard House Museum: 24.8 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 11.6 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 22.4 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Box's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | NE 48° | 214 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | NNE 25° | 210 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NNW 336° | 209 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NNW 342° | 207 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNW 349° | 206 m | 10.2 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NNW 348° | 200 m | 17.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 35° | 199 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NE 46° | 199 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414051
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