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Foard County

Foard County from directly overhead

Foard County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Marys Peak stands 552 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Old Pease City, a historic site 2.4 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02665, -99.72399

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Raggedy: 3.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Dixie Mound: 6.4 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Little Mound: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakWNW 281°552 m17.8 mi
Lowrance MountainSW 228°552 m24.4 mi
Big MoundNNE 25°522 m12.9 mi
Hepsidam HillNW 321°510 m21.9 mi
Cedar MoundNNE 27°506 m12.7 mi
Dixie MoundSW 227°498 m6.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 286°494 m5.0 mi
Third MoundNNE 29°489 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:51
June solstice06:2920:1720:54
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4116:5617:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424555637381868576645243
Precip in1.01.11.72.43.53.91.92.82.52.31.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403606208

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