Dad's Corner
Dad's Corner is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Geraldine, a historic site 2.7 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q110612648, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Holliday City Park: 4.0 mi
- Finnell Park: 5.1 mi
- Lake Wichita Park: 10.3 mi
- Burnett Park: 10.6 mi
- Jefferson Park: 10.7 mi
- Geraldine: 2.7 mi
- Camp Stonewall Jackson: 2.8 mi
- Maggie and Herod "Pap" Simpson: 4.7 mi
- Captain John Holliday: 6.0 mi
- Archer County Copper Mines: 6.9 mi
- Temple Hill: 9.7 mi
- Bare Butte: 10.0 mi
- Twin Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Potato Hill: 19.9 mi
- Sunshine Hill: 22.6 mi
- Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center: 12.6 mi
- River Bend Nature Center: 15.2 mi
- Kell House Museum: 15.6 mi
- Museum of North Texas History: 16.1 mi
- Wichita Falls: 15.5 mi
- World's Littlest Skyscraper: 16.3 mi
- Bobcat Bluff: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dad's Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Hill | NNW 344° | 368 m | 22.6 mi |
| Floral Mound | NNW 336° | 367 m | 23.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WNW 299° | 357 m | 23.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 304° | 348 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bare Butte | NNE 16° | 322 m | 10.0 mi |
| Temple Hill | N 8° | 321 m | 9.7 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NNW 336° | 321 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12389411250
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