Cattle Trail Crossing
Cattle Trail Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Ball Knob Hill stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregg Ranch, a historic site 4.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 15 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gregg Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Plainview Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Old Campsite of Jesse and Frank James: 6.2 mi
- Dr. William Renshaw: 6.2 mi
- Ponder: 7.4 mi
- Remington Park: 8.1 mi
- Westside Park: 8.7 mi
- Young Citizens of Krum Ballfields: 9.4 mi
- Eastside Park: 9.9 mi
- Eaglechase Mini-Park: 9.9 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 12.8 mi
- Spriki: 13.8 mi
- The Sustaining Arch: 14.3 mi
- In High Places: 14.3 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 14.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.2 mi
- Pat Dick Hill: 11.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.8 mi
- Long Point: 12.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.9 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 14.1 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 14.3 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 15.2 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 15.2 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Wise County Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Explorium: 12.6 mi
- African American Museum: 14.9 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 15.0 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 15.1 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 11.4 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 13.6 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 14.6 mi
- Audubon: 15.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.9 mi
- Rush Creek: 19.8 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 22.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 22.5 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 14.2 mi
- Shayhan Point: 22.7 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cattle Trail Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Knob Hill | WNW 303° | 361 m | 17.1 mi |
| Jack Mound | NNW 338° | 348 m | 24.1 mi |
| McCracken Mound | NNW 343° | 343 m | 24.2 mi |
| East Mound | WSW 255° | 305 m | 23.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | WSW 255° | 305 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pat Dick Hill | WSW 236° | 291 m | 11.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 174° | 264 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Olive | NE 50° | 255 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454150140
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