Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road
Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 584 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roosevelt, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 26.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
82 named places within 25 miles
- Roosevelt: 0.4 mi
- Coalson-Pullen Colony: 3.0 mi
- First Church in Community Copperas Methodist Church: 4.3 mi
- Captain Gully Cowsert: 4.5 mi
- Site of Fort Terrett: 8.3 mi
- Joes Point: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Knob: 3.2 mi
- Brokeleg Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Allison Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Kingfisher Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Dummy Point: 9.0 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.4 mi
- Roosevelt: 0.3 mi
- Fort Terrett: 8.2 mi
- Telegraph: 14.1 mi
- Owenville: 14.1 mi
- Fort McKavett: 23.7 mi
- Hill Country Fair Grounds: 17.1 mi
- Schreiner Park: 17.3 mi
- Fort McKavett State Historic Site: 23.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.6 mi
- Kimble County Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | W 268° | 722 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | WNW 284° | 715 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cedar Knob | SW 234° | 701 m | 3.2 mi |
| Target Hill | N 353° | 690 m | 22.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 103° | 683 m | 7.7 mi |
| Allison Mountain | ESE 110° | 682 m | 6.9 mi |
| Joes Point | S 185° | 671 m | 2.9 mi |
| Fort Terrett Peak | WSW 255° | 671 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:11 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 17:08 | 17:44 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438066316
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