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Fort Blair, C.S.A.

Fort Blair, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Fort Blair, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Desdemona, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.26851, -98.55131
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 39
  • De Leon Community Park: 10.6 mi
  • Old City Park: 10.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
  • Dublin City Park: 17.0 mi
  • Memorial Stadium Park: 17.5 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Jameson Peaks: 4.4 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Hills: 9.7 mi
  • Washout Mountain: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Museums: 8
  • Terrill Antique Car Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Dublin Bottling Works: 17.7 mi
  • Eastland County Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Ol' Rip: 18.1 mi
  • Thurber Smokestack: 18.3 mi
  • John Tarleton Ranch House: 20.8 mi
  • Center Grove Schoolhouse: 20.8 mi
  • Carriage House: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 16.7 mi
  • Earl Rudder Statue: 19.7 mi
  • The Ultra: 19.8 mi
  • John Tarleton Statue: 20.0 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Jim's vegetable garden: 10.0 mi
  • Grimes Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Tarleton Garden: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 19.7 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Blair, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jameson PeaksNE 48°507 m4.4 mi
Gunsight MountainNW 313°503 m24.8 mi
Blue HillsENE 60°501 m9.7 mi
Twin MountainNE 46°499 m11.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNNE 20°482 m6.9 mi
Flat Top MountainNW 305°475 m24.8 mi
Round MountainNW 305°461 m11.0 mi
Indian MountainSW 234°440 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:2920:0920:45
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:3216:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403588005

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