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Box's Fort

Box's Fort from directly overhead

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. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.63701, -95.23480

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • 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
Parks: 25
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 6.3 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 11.5 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 11.8 mi
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNE 48°214 m12.0 mi
Pryor MountainNNE 25°210 m6.4 mi
Gray MountainNNW 336°209 m24.7 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 342°207 m15.0 mi
Mount HopeNNW 349°206 m10.2 mi
Casey MountainNNW 348°200 m17.6 mi
Jones MountainNE 35°199 m5.0 mi
Gibson MountainNE 46°199 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414051

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