Fletcher Ranch
Fletcher Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 614 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor County, a historic site 4.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
158 named places within 25 miles
- Taylor County: 4.0 mi
- Lytle Gap-Potosi Methodist Church: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Gap Community: 4.3 mi
- First Exploratory Oil Well in Taylor County: 5.4 mi
- First Anglican Church Service in the Callahan Area: 5.8 mi
- Abilene Regional Medical Center Park: 7.2 mi
- Wesley Court Senior Living Park: 7.2 mi
- Lake Kirby Park: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Neighborhood Park: 8.2 mi
- Vaughn Camp Park: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Mountain: 10.2 mi
- High Lonesome Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Tecumseh Peak: 10.9 mi
- Indian Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Spirit Wind: 11.0 mi
- Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 11.2 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 12.0 mi
- Flamingo With Sunglasses: 12.0 mi
- Man in the Moon: 12.1 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 8.0 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 11.5 mi
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 11.9 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 12.0 mi
- Audra: 11.2 mi
- Belle Plain: 19.4 mi
- Callahan City: 23.6 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 12.7 mi
- Petrified Tree: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fletcher Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | W 272° | 757 m | 22.8 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | WNW 290° | 721 m | 16.7 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | WNW 283° | 715 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 243° | 715 m | 20.4 mi |
| Riney Peak | W 279° | 704 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 197° | 700 m | 18.6 mi |
| Moro Mountain | SW 215° | 700 m | 18.6 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 291° | 699 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:01 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453546658
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