Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A.
Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Meadow Mountain stands 778 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Bronte, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 37 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
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bronte Depot: 0.1 mi
- Bronte Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- First Methodist Church of Bronte: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Bronte: 0.2 mi
- Bronte: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hog Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Kickapoo Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Nipple Peak: 7.0 mi
- Jones Peak: 7.7 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 0.0 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 0.6 mi
- Coke County Park: 11.0 mi
- Fern Havins Park: 11.6 mi
- Lake View Park: 13.8 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 0.0 mi
- Bronte: 0.1 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 20.1 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 22.8 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 296° | 778 m | 20.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 271° | 778 m | 22.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NW 308° | 765 m | 17.4 mi |
| Durham Peak | NW 305° | 763 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | NNE 14° | 753 m | 15.7 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | W 281° | 747 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kickapoo Mountain | NNW 336° | 745 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | NNE 15° | 741 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:15 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronte 11 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402955208
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