Frankston Railroad Depot
Frankston Railroad Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Frankston, Anderson County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024153, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Kickapoo Battlefield Monument: 2.0 mi
- Poynor City Park: 5.4 mi
- Bullard Kids Park: 12.4 mi
- Love's Lookout Park: 13.4 mi
- Love Street Park: 14.1 mi
- Frankston City Park: 0.0 mi
- Site of the Kickapoo Battlefield: 2.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Poynor: 5.7 mi
- Poynor Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Fincastle Cemetery and Church: 6.5 mi
- Kickapoo Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 7.4 mi
- Jim Beard Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Cary Lake Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Gray Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 0.0 mi
- McDonald Museum: 12.2 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Howard House Museum: 20.5 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 22.3 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 19.0 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 19.5 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 20.0 mi
- City Lake Park: 21.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 22.0 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 19.9 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 23.1 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frankston Railroad Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | NW 312° | 234 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 239° | 231 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rock Hill | W 278° | 214 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | NNW 337° | 212 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gray Mountain | SE 135° | 209 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | SE 142° | 207 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Hope | SE 143° | 206 m | 23.1 mi |
| Snow Mountain | ENE 71° | 201 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
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 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395065440
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