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County Named for Prominent Confederate Colonel O. M. Roberts

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County Named for Prominent Confederate Colonel O. M. Roberts is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 845 m. Lime Hill stands 869 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 48 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates35.69305, -100.63569

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Roberts County Park: 0.1 mi
  • Recreational Park: 19.9 mi
  • Sunset Park: 20.0 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 20.2 mi
  • Chestnut City Park: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Steel tree: 21.4 mi
  • Steel tree: 21.4 mi
  • Steel Lizard Sculpture: 21.5 mi
  • Music notes: 21.6 mi
  • Music notes: 21.6 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Lime Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Bankhead Mound: 16.7 mi
  • Tandy Mesa: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cast Away Intersection: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Canadian River Historic Wagon Bridge Nature Reserve: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of County Named for Prominent Confederate Colonel O. M. Roberts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lime HillSE 133°869 m11.6 mi
Tandy MesaN 357°867 m22.6 mi
Bankhead MoundESE 119°864 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2119:55
June solstice06:2820:2521:02
September equinox07:3119:0719:41
December solstice07:4916:5417:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363948566575797870584637
Precip in0.90.61.42.23.52.92.63.22.12.90.91.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453455542

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