Butterfield Mail and Stage Line
Butterfield Mail and Stage Line is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tye Town Playground, a park 1.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor County: 2.9 mi
- Lt. Col. William E. Dyess: 4.3 mi
- 12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley: 4.5 mi
- Dyess Elementary School: 4.9 mi
- F4-D “Phantom II” Plane: 4.9 mi
- Tye Town Playground: 1.3 mi
- Rister Park Playground: 1.5 mi
- Dyess Air Park: 4.0 mi
- Scarborough Park: 5.2 mi
- Lee Park: 6.0 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 8.2 mi
- East Peak: 8.3 mi
- Castle Peak: 9.4 mi
- Cat Heads: 9.5 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Spirit Wind: 8.0 mi
- Stone Stacks: 8.3 mi
- Duck On A Bike: 8.5 mi
- "Mesteno" - Mustang Statue: 8.5 mi
- Man in the Moon: 8.5 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 4.3 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 8.4 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 8.6 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 8.9 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 21.8 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Merry Point: 23.5 mi
- Petrified Tree: 8.6 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 17.3 mi
- Audra: 10.3 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfield Mail and Stage Line. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SW 225° | 757 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Point | WSW 249° | 725 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | SW 214° | 721 m | 8.2 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SSW 202° | 715 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 198° | 715 m | 22.8 mi |
| Beacon Hill | W 269° | 710 m | 23.7 mi |
| Riney Peak | SW 222° | 704 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chalk Peak | WSW 254° | 700 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:01 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546614
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