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Buffalo Courts

Buffalo Courts from directly overhead

Buffalo Courts is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,080 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Canyon, Randall County, Texas

Wikidata Q107320680, matched on coordinates and name (158 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.98351, -101.91582

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Victory Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Conner Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hunsley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Roadside Park #1: 1.5 mi
  • Madison Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 26
  • Spirit Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Cub World Fort: 5.5 mi
  • Cub World Ship: 5.6 mi
  • Ozymandias on the Plains: 8.2 mi
  • Combine city: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 13
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 0.9 mi
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 1.2 mi
  • 1: 1.5 mi
  • 2: 1.5 mi
  • 3: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 6
  • The Original Texans: 0.1 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 0.3 mi
  • Tex Randall statue: 0.8 mi
  • Horse: 16.1 mi
  • Heart: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • River Falls: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Courts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNNW 337°1,156 m19.2 mi
Wolf MountainNNW 343°1,126 m19.8 mi
Coyote BluffNNW 344°1,088 m22.8 mi
Wildcat BluffN 354°1,082 m18.0 mi
Cooley ButteE 87°1,029 m12.9 mi
Brushy ButteE 92°1,026 m14.1 mi
Red MesaESE 102°1,017 m14.0 mi
Castle PeakESE 104°999 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2620:00
June solstice06:3520:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1319:46
December solstice07:5317:0217:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576776807871594738
Precip in0.60.41.11.02.22.72.33.01.92.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453482339

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