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Drift Fence

Drift Fence from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.02313, -101.23039

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 1
Peaks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal HillSW 217°987 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2319:57
June solstice06:2920:2821:06
September equinox07:3419:1019:43
December solstice07:5316:5517:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404352596878828073625040

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spearman, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438046211

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