Crews
Crews is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 589 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 6.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 11 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
86 named places within 25 miles
- Alec Simmons: 6.2 mi
- Counts Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Old Townsite of Content: 7.3 mi
- Ranger Campsite: 7.4 mi
- Cotton Production in Runnels County: 7.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.0 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Chandlers Peak: 7.2 mi
- Jim Ned Peak: 8.4 mi
- Moro Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Winters Community Center: 10.8 mi
- Friendship Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- City Park: 16.2 mi
- Memory Lake Park: 21.2 mi
- Abilene State Park: 21.7 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 10.7 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 16.9 mi
- Heritage Hall Museum: 22.0 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 24.4 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 24.4 mi
- Herrings Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Buffalo Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 21.8 mi
- Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crews. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 318° | 715 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 359° | 700 m | 6.0 mi |
| Moro Mountain | NNW 327° | 700 m | 10.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNW 344° | 696 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | N 356° | 693 m | 16.0 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNW 338° | 688 m | 6.6 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NNW 330° | 683 m | 18.6 mi |
| Double Gap Mountain | NNW 348° | 681 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:03 | 17:40 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hords Creek DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453507617
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