Forester Ranch
Forester Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Newby Mound stands 368 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chisholm Trail in Denton County, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1987
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Chisholm Trail in Denton County: 0.5 mi
- Bolivar, Townsite of: 3.5 mi
- Bolivar Cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Plainview Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Slidell: 5.1 mi
- John Porter Sports Complex: 7.2 mi
- Westside Park: 7.2 mi
- Switzer Park: 7.3 mi
- Aspen Park: 7.9 mi
- Young Citizens of Krum Ballfields: 8.1 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 12.9 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 15.6 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 16.7 mi
- Arabian Camel: 20.1 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 20.1 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 13.1 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 13.6 mi
- Shadow Garden: 13.6 mi
- In High Places: 13.7 mi
- Spriki: 13.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 14.2 mi
- Mount Olive: 15.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.6 mi
- Long Point: 16.2 mi
- Explorium: 10.5 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 14.0 mi
- African American Museum: 14.1 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 14.1 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 13.4 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 13.5 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 13.8 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 14.3 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.5 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 24.9 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 19.5 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 24.6 mi
- Audubon: 22.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.3 mi
- Shayhan Point: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forester Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newby Mound | NW 314° | 368 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | NW 319° | 362 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ball Knob Hill | W 274° | 361 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | NW 315° | 356 m | 21.6 mi |
| Jack Mound | NW 316° | 348 m | 20.2 mi |
| McCracken Mound | NW 322° | 343 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pat Dick Hill | SW 226° | 291 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Olive | ENE 60° | 255 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton Municpal AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9887709569
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