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Curtis Airfield

Curtis Airfield from directly overhead

Curtis Airfield is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. Hyman Hill stands 647 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Passenger Depot, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.17622, -99.31950
Around it

75 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 30
Peaks: 23
  • Bryson Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Corn Creek Hills: 8.6 mi
  • Center of Texas: 9.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 13.3 mi
Parks: 10
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Richards Park: 3.5 mi
  • Willie Washington Park: 3.7 mi
  • Rollie G White Complex: 4.0 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 3.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 3.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 3.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 1
  • HOT Museum: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyman HillSW 232°647 m23.3 mi
Mason MountainsS 175°611 m23.2 mi
Rattlesnake PointWNW 296°602 m14.2 mi
Corn Creek HillsNE 38°597 m8.6 mi
Table Top MountainNNW 348°592 m6.5 mi
Round MountainSE 138°558 m21.1 mi
Hairy KnobSE 140°551 m24.5 mi
Katemcy RocksS 170°536 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3520:1020:45
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3317:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339213

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