Fort Davis
Fort Davis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,490 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Overland Trail Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.
The story
Visitor Center for Fort Davis National Historic Site, Jeff Davis County, Texas
Wikidata Q69843712, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 2 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleeping Lion Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Scobee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Casket Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Nine Hill: 4.8 mi
- San Antonio-El Paso Road: 0.2 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic Church: 0.3 mi
- Hotel Limpia: 0.6 mi
- Union Mercantile: 0.6 mi
- Old Fort Davis C.S.A.: 0.6 mi
- Modesta Springs: 5.4 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 13.8 mi
- Limpia Spring: 15.1 mi
- Bridge Spring: 16.7 mi
- Peewee Spring: 16.8 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 19.9 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.6 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 20.7 mi
- Old Town Square Park: 21.4 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 0.2 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 0.4 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 7.8 mi
- Neill Museum: 7.8 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.9 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 20.8 mi
- The Block: 21.4 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 21.9 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 22.0 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 9.8 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 22.1 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 11.1 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 14.8 mi
- Winter Garden: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Fort Davis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | W 279° | 2,537 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Livermore | W 279° | 2,492 m | 17.0 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | W 270° | 2,354 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 287° | 2,341 m | 13.8 mi |
| Richman Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,315 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,296 m | 10.2 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,281 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pine Mesa | W 273° | 2,223 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6385745974
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