Drasco Community
Drasco Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 616 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumphrey, a historic site 4.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pumphrey: 4.0 mi
- Robert Cooke, M.D.: 7.8 mi
- Old Cotton Oil Mill: 7.8 mi
- Winters Brass Band: 7.8 mi
- Winters FFA Chapter: 7.9 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Moro Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Double Gap Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Winters Community Center: 7.5 mi
- Abilene State Park: 12.2 mi
- Camp Tonkawa: 13.3 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 21.9 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 22.2 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 8.4 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 17.3 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 17.3 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 23.6 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Bronte: 22.1 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 22.2 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 11.9 mi
- Audra: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drasco Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 757 m | 15.9 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | W 278° | 753 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kickapoo Mountain | WSW 250° | 745 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | W 273° | 741 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mathis Mountain | W 273° | 740 m | 13.8 mi |
| Black Point | NNW 331° | 725 m | 22.5 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | N 5° | 721 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 278° | 717 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:03 | 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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wingate, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453507616
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