Fossil Beds
Fossil Beds is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 801 m. Lime Hill stands 869 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts County, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 47 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 47.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Roberts County: 1.1 mi
- Miami Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Roberts County Courthouse: 5.5 mi
- County Named for Prominent Confederate Colonel O. M. Roberts: 5.5 mi
- Miami Railroad Depot: 5.6 mi
- Roberts County Park: 5.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 14.6 mi
- City Park: 16.1 mi
- Roberts County Museum: 5.6 mi
- River Valley Pioneer Museum: 15.5 mi
- Mobeetie Jail Museum: 16.8 mi
- Lime Hill: 11.9 mi
- Bankhead Mound: 15.4 mi
- Tandy Mesa: 20.0 mi
- Cast Away Intersection: 9.5 mi
- Canadian River Historic Wagon Bridge Nature Reserve: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossil Beds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Hill | SSE 160° | 869 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tandy Mesa | NNW 344° | 867 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bankhead Mound | SE 139° | 864 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:24 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:54 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453455543
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