Comanche County
Comanche County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 423 m. Hog Mountains stands 585 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Corn Trail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Corn Trail: 0.0 mi
- Mollie E. Moore: 0.3 mi
- T. O. Moore: 0.3 mi
- The Comanche Chief: 0.5 mi
- Old Cora Courthouse: 0.5 mi
- Comanche City Park: 0.4 mi
- Copperas Creek Park: 8.3 mi
- Promontory Park: 9.4 mi
- High Point Park: 10.2 mi
- Sowell Creek Park: 10.7 mi
- Long Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Star Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Turkey Peak Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Taterhill Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 2.7 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 15.6 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 20.5 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 24.7 mi
- Longhorn Cattle Statue: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comanche County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountains | WNW 282° | 585 m | 14.8 mi |
| Star Mountain | W 274° | 577 m | 12.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 281° | 562 m | 5.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 290° | 554 m | 5.5 mi |
| Salt Mountain | W 262° | 550 m | 13.2 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SSW 197° | 549 m | 13.8 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | S 184° | 537 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | S 185° | 530 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
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 | 47 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Proctor Rsvr, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403545395
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