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Early Cattle Trade

Early Cattle Trade from directly overhead

Early Cattle Trade is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Brushy Knob stands 303 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Briden Cabin, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.23585, -97.37928

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 20
Artworks: 18
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 7.6 mi
  • Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 7.6 mi
  • General Cleburne: 7.6 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 7.7 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Brushy Knob: 4.8 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Berry Knob: 14.4 mi
  • Brushy Knob: 15.4 mi
  • Powelldale Mountains: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Early Cattle Trade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy KnobN 350°303 m15.4 mi
Caddo PeakN 354°303 m17.1 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 212°301 m24.7 mi
Barnard KnobWNW 296°292 m16.5 mi
Berry KnobWNW 288°285 m14.4 mi
Brushy MoundN 5°275 m22.0 mi
Turkey PeakN 4°266 m21.1 mi
Brushy KnobSE 143°232 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2420:0420:40
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:2716:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280848477665547
Precip in2.62.53.53.14.33.92.12.83.04.42.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052671

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