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Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867

Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867 from directly overhead

Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Indian Mountain stands 434 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

Building in Jacksboro (vicinity), Jack County, Texas.

Wikidata Q5471915, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.20739, -98.16434

Overlooks nearby

117 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • College Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Tater Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Tettertiller Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Indian Hills: 11.0 mi
Parks: 12
  • Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway: 2.2 mi
  • Cabin Park: 13.1 mi
  • Runaway Bay Public Park: 15.8 mi
  • Sid Richardson Scout Ranch: 16.2 mi
  • Roadside Park: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainSW434 m19.9 mi
Ross MountainSW431 m17.2 mi
Deck MountainSW423 m15.5 mi
Pitts MountainSW420 m16.5 mi
Flag MountainWSW417 m22.1 mi
Slipdown MountainSE415 m23.3 mi
Cement MountainWSW410 m18.1 mi
Tettertiller HillS397 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:45
June solstice06:2520:0920:46
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3316:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637179848375655345
Precip in1.52.33.02.84.34.01.82.23.13.81.91.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksboro, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438038260

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