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Fort Worth Belt Railway

Fort Worth Belt Railway from directly overhead

Fort Worth Belt Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Tater Hill stands 343 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Armour and Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78900, -97.34465

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 38
Peaks: 17
  • Blue Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Murray Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 13.2 mi
  • Town Common: 15.9 mi
  • Brushy Mound: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillWNW 295°343 m23.6 mi
Chattanooga HillWSW 251°330 m20.3 mi
Joe Bell MountainW 259°324 m23.3 mi
Caddo PeakS 190°303 m21.6 mi
Brushy KnobSSW 192°303 m23.5 mi
Burton KnobWNW 300°278 m18.0 mi
Brushy MoundS 181°275 m16.3 mi
Turkey PeakS 181°266 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2320:0520:41
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:2916:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677582868679695749

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12423678187

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