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Captain John Holliday

Captain John Holliday from directly overhead

Captain John Holliday is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Finnell Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.83178, -98.67172

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Finnell Park: 1.5 mi
  • Holliday City Park: 2.1 mi
  • Burnett Park: 5.0 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 6.4 mi
  • Lake Wichita Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Temple Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Bare Butte: 4.1 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Sunshine Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Potato Hill: 18.2 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillNNW 336°368 m17.4 mi
Floral MoundNNW 326°367 m18.4 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 284°357 m22.0 mi
Potato HillWNW 286°348 m18.2 mi
Bare ButteNNE 26°322 m4.1 mi
Temple HillN 5°321 m3.7 mi
Twin MountainNW 313°321 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1320:49
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3716:5217:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637280858476655344
Precip in1.21.42.02.53.83.42.02.53.02.91.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Falls Muni AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389411252

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