Butterfield Overland Stage Line
Butterfield Overland Stage Line is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Indian Knob stands 387 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Melba Doyle Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 23 miles off. 27 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
- 23.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gose Trees: 0.6 mi
- First National Bank of Decatur: 0.6 mi
- Colonel Absalom Bishop: 0.7 mi
- Wise County Courthouse: 0.7 mi
- Wise County, C.S.A.: 0.7 mi
- Melba Doyle Park: 0.5 mi
- Wise County Veteran's Park: 0.6 mi
- Harmon Park: 0.8 mi
- Louida "Big Mama" Willis Park: 1.1 mi
- Kenny Renshaw Park: 2.1 mi
- Pat Dick Hill: 6.3 mi
- Ball Knob Hill: 9.9 mi
- East Mound: 11.7 mi
- Brushy Mound: 12.9 mi
- Bowlin Mound: 13.8 mi
- Wise County Heritage Museum: 1.3 mi
- Heritage Museum: 18.3 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Explorium: 24.5 mi
- Audubon: 3.4 mi
- Rush Creek: 10.7 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 21.2 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.9 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 7.3 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 21.7 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 3.8 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 18.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 22.3 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 24.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Knob | SSW 205° | 387 m | 22.0 mi |
| Skeen Peak | SW 215° | 373 m | 20.7 mi |
| Newby Mound | N 0° | 368 m | 23.9 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | WSW 246° | 365 m | 21.8 mi |
| Ball Knob Hill | NNW 345° | 361 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | N 4° | 356 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jack Mound | N 7° | 348 m | 22.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSW 202° | 345 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454150143
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