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Chapin School

Chapin School from directly overhead

Chapin School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Indian Knob stands 387 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Worth-Yuma Mail (Star Post Route No. 31454), a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1985
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates32.72268, -97.50166

7.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Chuck Silcox Park: 1.0 mi
Thorny Ridge Park: 1.8 mi
Western Hills Park: 1.8 mi
Tim Watson Park: 1.8 mi
George Markos Park: 2.1 mi

Historic sites56

Fort Worth-Yuma Mail (Star Post Route No. 31454): 0.3 mi
William Terry Allen Log Cabin: 3.4 mi
Home Town of Texas Confederate Major K.M. Van Zandt: 3.8 mi
Home Town of Texas Confederate General H.P. Mabry: 3.8 mi
Texas in the Civil War: Confederate Veterans: 3.8 mi

Artworks46

Attractions45

Main Event Entertainment: 6.2 mi
Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 8.0 mi
Livestock Barns: 8.0 mi
Japanese Tea House: 8.0 mi
Lower Rose Garden: 8.0 mi

Museums44

Cattle Raisers Museum: 7.8 mi
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame: 7.9 mi
Amon Carter Museum: 7.9 mi
Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion West Gallery: 8.1 mi
Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion South Gallery: 8.1 mi

Gardens28

Greenhouse and Gardens: 3.8 mi
Trial Garden: 7.9 mi
Cactus Garden: 7.9 mi
Compost Outpost: 7.9 mi
Backyard Vegetable Garden: 7.9 mi

Peaks19

Chattanooga Hill: 10.3 mi
Joe Bell Mountain: 13.8 mi
Brushy Mound: 14.7 mi
Burton Knob: 14.9 mi
Tater Nob: 15.0 mi

Cliffs7

Inspiration Point: 7.1 mi
Lone Point: 7.3 mi
Bluff Overlook: 16.7 mi
Cedar Bluff: 22.2 mi
Milliken Bluff: 22.8 mi

Nature reserves4

Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.4 mi
Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
Acton Nature Center: 22.0 mi
Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 23.9 mi

Beaches2

Twin Points Beach: 10.4 mi
Canoe Docks: 24.7 mi

Ghost towns2

Agnes, Texas: 24.3 mi
Elizabethtown: 24.4 mi

Picnic sites1

Acton Tabernacle: 22.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Indian Knob	NW 317°	387 m	21.6 mi
Oyster Hill	W 277°	351 m	17.6 mi
Buck Knob	NW 311°	345 m	19.7 mi
Tater Nob	WSW 250°	344 m	15.0 mi
Tater Hill	NW 319°	343 m	19.0 mi
Chattanooga Hill	W 259°	330 m	10.3 mi
Joe Bell Mountain	W 270°	324 m	13.8 mi
Nebo Mountain	WSW 242°	316 m	17.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:09	19:42
June solstice	06:23	20:05	20:42
September equinox	07:19	18:56	19:28
December solstice	07:29	16:51	17:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	48	52	60	67	75	83	87	87	80	69	58	50
Precip in	1.9	2.1	3.2	2.5	3.6	4.2	2.0	1.8	2.6	3.9	2.6	2.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth NAS, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/13959112062

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