Butterfield Overland Stage Line
Butterfield Overland Stage Line is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Cemetery, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Davis, William Owen: 0.7 mi
- Dougherty, F. M.: 0.7 mi
- Bailey, Joseph Weldon: 0.7 mi
- Santa Fe Passenger Depot: 1.0 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 1.0 mi
- Black Bear: 1.6 mi
- Tortoise: 1.6 mi
- Red Ruffed Lemur: 1.6 mi
- Black Vulture: 1.6 mi
- Tom Thumb Park: 0.8 mi
- Edison Park: 0.9 mi
- Depot Park: 1.0 mi
- Farmers Market: 1.2 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 1.4 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Olive: 12.2 mi
- Three Mounds: 14.4 mi
- Flattop Peak: 18.4 mi
- Peak Hill: 19.8 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 1.0 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 1.2 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 20.7 mi
- Artillery Museum: 22.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 1.2 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 1.2 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 1.2 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 10.4 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 22.8 mi
- White Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 4.2 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- Marysville: 14.7 mi
- Sivells Bend: 15.5 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 16.6 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfield Overland Stage Line. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | WNW 288° | 393 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount View | WNW 290° | 393 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | W 265° | 362 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 259° | 348 m | 24.4 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 260° | 343 m | 22.4 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 8° | 294 m | 19.8 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 331° | 290 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flattop Peak | N 8° | 286 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574624
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