Dickens Springs
Dickens Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 791 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickens Spring County Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 15 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Spring in Dickens County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34969715, matched on coordinates and name (464 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
54 named places within 25 miles
- Dickens Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Dickens County: 0.6 mi
- Espuela: 5.3 mi
- Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound: 6.9 mi
- Lisenby-Campbell House: 10.0 mi
- Mackenzie Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cathey Hill: 3.1 mi
- Soldier Mound: 6.3 mi
- Croton Breaks: 6.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 0.0 mi
- Dickens City Park: 0.7 mi
- Swenson Park: 9.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 19.1 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 23.5 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 23.8 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 23.9 mi
- 20 foot falls: 19.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 19.4 mi
- Dickens Spring: 0.3 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 10.0 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dickens Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 282° | 879 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | NW 306° | 874 m | 1.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 269° | 845 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 247° | 811 m | 13.6 mi |
| Negro Hill | WSW 237° | 797 m | 13.6 mi |
| Soldier Mound | SSW 196° | 756 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cathey Hill | SSW 199° | 751 m | 3.1 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 138° | 703 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:21 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:02 | 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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spur, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403539968
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