Cowboys' Christmas Ball
Cowboys' Christmas Ball is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Skinout Mountain stands 571 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Anson City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 10 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
131 named places within 25 miles
- First Presbyterian Church Building: 0.7 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill, C.S.A.: 0.8 mi
- Jones County: 0.8 mi
- Jones County Courthouse: 0.8 mi
- Anson Opera House: 0.8 mi
- Anson City Park: 0.1 mi
- Hawley Little League Park: 9.9 mi
- Harmon Park: 14.9 mi
- Johnson Park: 15.4 mi
- Sea Bee Park: 17.7 mi
- Jacob's Dream: 22.0 mi
- Marcel and Wilfred: 22.1 mi
- Good Night Dinosaur: 22.1 mi
- Stuart Little: 22.1 mi
- The Three Little Kittens: 22.1 mi
- Cowboy Country Museum: 14.8 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 21.5 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 22.0 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 22.4 mi
- Skinout Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Peter Hill: 22.0 mi
- Frog Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 14.3 mi
- Petrified Tree: 20.7 mi
- Haskell County Southbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowboys' Christmas Ball. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinout Mountain | WNW 291° | 571 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peter Hill | WNW 292° | 566 m | 22.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNW 342° | 552 m | 19.5 mi |
| Frog Mountain | NNW 343° | 525 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:15 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anson, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438054050
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