Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing
Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Uz Community, a historic site 3.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 24 miles off. 181 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
181 named places within 25 miles
- Uz Community: 3.8 mi
- Forestburg: 4.7 mi
- Perryman Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Greenwood: 6.7 mi
- A. H. Fortenberry: 9.2 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 9.8 mi
- The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 15.6 mi
- World's Largest Bowie Knife: 18.9 mi
- Arabian Camel: 23.3 mi
- Ostrich: 23.3 mi
- Harts Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- Hornet Park: 13.2 mi
- Elm Creek Park: 13.3 mi
- St Jo Downtown Park: 15.5 mi
- Boggess Park: 15.7 mi
- Jack Mound: 7.0 mi
- McCracken Mound: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mound: 8.1 mi
- Newby Mound: 9.2 mi
- Ball Knob Hill: 9.6 mi
- Artillery Museum: 15.5 mi
- Wise County Heritage Museum: 17.6 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 23.9 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 24.2 mi
- Explorium: 24.9 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 15.6 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 15.9 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 23.9 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 23.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 23.9 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Audubon: 18.9 mi
- Marysville: 23.2 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NNW 335° | 395 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jim Ned Lookout | NW 326° | 394 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gordon Mountain | N 358° | 393 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount View | N 357° | 393 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dye Mound | NNW 332° | 388 m | 12.0 mi |
| Newby Mound | NNW 330° | 368 m | 9.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | WNW 291° | 363 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | NNW 344° | 362 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alvord 3 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452350053
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