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Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong

Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong from directly overhead

Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Daniel Baker College, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.71186, -98.97873

116 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 13.8 mi
Parks: 24
  • Vincent Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Main Park: 0.5 mi
  • Letbetter Park: 0.5 mi
  • Muse Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Coggin Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.3 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 0.8 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW589 m20.6 mi
Hog MountainsNNE585 m17.5 mi
Star MountainNE577 m16.5 mi
Long MountainNE562 m21.4 mi
Salt MountainNE550 m13.8 mi
Spur MountainE549 m17.4 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE537 m20.8 mi
Little Pompey MountainESE530 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225956

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