Diamond Horse Ranch
Diamond Horse Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Peak Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
- Center Park: 1.5 mi
- Goodwin Park: 1.5 mi
- Pop's Park: 9.5 mi
- Edison Park: 11.5 mi
- Whitesboro: 1.3 mi
- Sadler Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Sadler United Methodist Church: 4.9 mi
- Callisburg United Methodist Church: 5.6 mi
- First Oil Well in Cooke County: 5.6 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 12.4 mi
- Cheetah: 13.2 mi
- Animal Encounters: 13.2 mi
- Tortoise: 13.2 mi
- Rabbit: 13.2 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 12.4 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 12.7 mi
- Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- Red River Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Harber Wildlife Museum: 20.0 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 13.7 mi
- Mount Olive: 15.5 mi
- Brushy Mound: 16.4 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.3 mi
- Peak Hill: 20.5 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 12.7 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 12.7 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 12.7 mi
- Solstice Calendar: 19.0 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 22.3 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 13.8 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Worship Area: 21.7 mi
- Sivells Bend: 21.6 mi
- Preston: 23.1 mi
- Marysville: 24.7 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 20.8 mi
- White Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Herman Baker Park: 17.0 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 18.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Diamond Horse Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Hill | NNW 333° | 294 m | 20.5 mi |
| Three Mounds | WNW 301° | 290 m | 21.9 mi |
| Flattop Peak | NNW 332° | 286 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 357° | 264 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Olive | SSW 214° | 255 m | 15.5 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | WSW 238° | 232 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403575465
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