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Goodnight Trail

Goodnight Trail from directly overhead

Goodnight Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 565 m. Wolf Mountain stands 638 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fair Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.43149, -100.20293

25 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 11
Parks: 5
  • Fair Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Baylor Lake Park and Campground: 9.9 mi
  • North Baylor Lake Park and Campground: 10.3 mi
  • Estelline Park: 15.7 mi
  • Abernathy Park: 24.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Flat Top: 7.6 mi
  • Hepsidam Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf MountainWNW 281°638 m20.0 mi
Flat TopSSE 160°562 m7.6 mi
Hepsidam HillSE 129°510 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:53
June solstice06:3020:2020:57
September equinox07:3019:0619:39
December solstice07:4416:5617:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453617079838274635142
Precip in0.81.01.52.73.94.02.32.92.51.91.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Childress 2, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402928064

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