Dodge City-Tascosa Trail
Dodge City-Tascosa Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 918 m. Horseshoe Hill stands 914 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Hansford County Courthouse, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 100 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 99.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
33 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Hansford County Courthouse: 0.9 mi
- Hansford Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- Old Farwell: 4.8 mi
- Lindberghs Land at Spearman: 5.7 mi
- Gruver Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Womble Park: 6.6 mi
- Holton Park: 6.6 mi
- Gruver City Park: 6.7 mi
- Rocket Slide Park: 6.9 mi
- Blodgett Park: 7.2 mi
- Mount Helland: 16.4 mi
- Lightning Point: 21.1 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 24.2 mi
- Pringle: 19.4 mi
- Sher-Han: 22.0 mi
- Adobe Walls: 23.4 mi
- Stationmasters House Museum: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dodge City-Tascosa Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Hill | NE 37° | 914 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lightning Point | NNE 28° | 910 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Helland | NE 37° | 894 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:23 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:28 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:55 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gruver, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971412053
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