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Early Settlers of Eastland County

Early Settlers of Eastland County from directly overhead

Early Settlers of Eastland County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is First Christian Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and the county seat of Eastland County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q981858, matched on coordinates and name (282 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.40035, -98.81893

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Flat Top Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Gunsight Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Maxwell Mountain: 13.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • Eastland City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Six Flags Park: 1.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Cisco City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Ol' Rip: 0.1 mi
  • Thurber Smokestack: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 1.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mexican Hat HillWSW 237°612 m22.8 mi
Coyote PeakSSW 213°571 m22.5 mi
Jameson PeaksESE 108°507 m19.9 mi
Gunsight MountainNNW 341°503 m8.1 mi
Blue HillsE 100°501 m24.3 mi
Twin MountainE 93°499 m23.5 mi
Cedar MountainWNW 301°494 m11.2 mi
Steal Easy MountainN 11°482 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:2920:1020:46
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3416:5717:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756637279838275655345
Precip in1.22.02.41.83.83.42.03.12.83.01.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9324803156

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