Family Forts, C.S.A.
Family Forts, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Griffin State Historic Site, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hospital Compound: 0.7 mi
- Laundress’s Quarters: 0.7 mi
- Administration Building: 0.7 mi
- Commanding Officer’s Quarters: 0.7 mi
- Fort Griffin Civil Jail: 0.8 mi
- Mount Air: 7.5 mi
- Flat Top: 8.7 mi
- Round Hill: 8.7 mi
- Antelope Hills: 9.9 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 10.9 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Parade Ground: 0.8 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 11.8 mi
- Webb Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
- Bank Park: 14.6 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 14.7 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 14.7 mi
- Throckmorton County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum: 21.5 mi
- Swenson Memorial Museum: 21.8 mi
- Fort Griffin: 0.8 mi
- Hittson Bluff: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Family Forts, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Hills | W 272° | 525 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | NW 313° | 485 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sellers Hill | N 349° | 481 m | 18.0 mi |
| Greer Mountains | S 183° | 456 m | 21.4 mi |
| Round Hill | SSW 206° | 455 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flat Top | SSE 166° | 435 m | 20.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NW 310° | 433 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mugginsville Mountain | SSE 167° | 431 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Griffin, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453545525
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