Drift Fence
Drift Fence is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 974 m. Signal Hill stands 987 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt School, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 19 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
40 named places within 25 miles
- Holt School: 0.0 mi
- Holt Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Drift Fence: 10.7 mi
- Lindberghs Land at Spearman: 10.8 mi
- Santa Fe Railroad Stationmaster's House: 12.2 mi
- Adobe Walls: 9.7 mi
- Blodgett Park: 11.5 mi
- Rocket Slide Park: 11.6 mi
- Womble Park: 12.0 mi
- Holton Park: 12.4 mi
- Adobe Walls: 10.1 mi
- Pringle: 13.6 mi
- Plemons: 16.0 mi
- Phillips: 24.2 mi
- Stationmasters House Museum: 12.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drift Fence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill | SW 217° | 987 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:23 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:55 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spearman, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438046211
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