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Fort Graham

Fort Graham from directly overhead

Fort Graham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 324 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Fort Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

archeological & Park Site in Texas, United States

Wikidata Q5471235, matched on coordinates and name (562 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.00294, -97.39008

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Old Fort Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 1.4 mi
  • Steele Creek Park: 3.4 mi
  • McCown Valley Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Whitney State Park: 5.9 mi
Museums: 17
  • Whitney museum: 5.3 mi
  • Hill County Cellblock Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Texas Through Time: 15.3 mi
  • Roadside America Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Texas Children's Museum: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Powelldale Mountains: 6.6 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Brushy Knob: 12.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 13.3 mi
  • Brown Mountain: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Willie Nelson: 15.2 mi
  • On the Banks of the Bosque: 18.7 mi
  • Welcome to Walnut Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Grandview: 22.1 mi
  • Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainSW 231°324 m24.9 mi
Kay MountainWSW 239°318 m21.2 mi
Golden MountainSW 234°307 m20.9 mi
Dinner HillW 273°302 m21.9 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 248°301 m13.3 mi
Brown MountainSW 234°299 m19.0 mi
Round MountainSW 229°298 m21.6 mi
Arrs MountainSW 231°295 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2520:0420:39
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:2716:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657380848478675648
Precip in2.52.43.53.64.63.91.72.03.84.42.62.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971422907

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