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Comanche Village Massacre

Comanche Village Massacre from directly overhead

Comanche Village Massacre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 640 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruddick Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39448, -100.85150

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Clay Smith Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Morgan Peak: 11.6 mi
  • Red Hills: 11.6 mi
  • Beals Mountain: 14.5 mi
Parks: 14
  • Ruddick Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
  • Paredes Park: 1.5 mi
  • Loraine City Park: 8.3 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 18.2 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainESE 111°794 m17.9 mi
Jackson MountainSSE 150°788 m22.7 mi
Stepp MountainSSE 153°786 m23.6 mi
Flattop MountainW 278°765 m24.4 mi
Wildhorse MountainW 264°761 m23.8 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNE 49°752 m8.1 mi
Silver PeakSSE 156°696 m24.7 mi
Morgan PeakWSW 256°691 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3820:1820:54
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4217:0517:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647380848275655244
Precip in0.91.31.71.52.13.02.03.01.92.31.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452351117

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