Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge
Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Twin Mountains stands 411 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Clifton Mill, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Clifton, Bosque County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110022713, matched on coordinates and name (147 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 9.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Clifton Mill: 0.2 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 1.4 mi
- Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin: 1.4 mi
- Clifton Lutheran College: 1.4 mi
- Clifton College Administration Building: 1.4 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Arrs Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Brown Mountain: 5.8 mi
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Dahl Park: 0.9 mi
- Olsen Park: 0.9 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 1.1 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Bee Bluff: 12.8 mi
- High Point: 17.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.7 mi
- White Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 0.6 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 0.7 mi
- Bosque Museum: 1.4 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 11.1 mi
- Whitney museum: 18.4 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 0.7 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 21.1 mi
- Serenity Point: 17.0 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mountains | W 272° | 411 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 271° | 396 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 260° | 391 m | 22.2 mi |
| Paul Mountain | W 269° | 373 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | W 264° | 373 m | 18.5 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 283° | 372 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 288° | 366 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 319° | 362 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124045
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