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Crews

Crews from directly overhead

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. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.93541, -99.78053
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 14
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • 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
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNW 318°715 m19.4 mi
Bald KnobN 359°700 m6.0 mi
Moro MountainNNW 327°700 m10.0 mi
Indian MountainNNW 344°696 m20.6 mi
Bald Eagle MountainN 356°693 m16.0 mi
Table MountainNNW 338°688 m6.6 mi
Steamboat MountainNNW 330°683 m18.6 mi
Double Gap MountainNNW 348°681 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3520:1320:49
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3617:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647279828275665447
Precip in1.21.72.01.93.63.71.92.32.82.81.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hords Creek DAM, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453507617

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