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Granbury Railroad Depot

Granbury Railroad Depot from directly overhead

Granbury Railroad Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rail Station Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Granbury, Hood County, Texas

Wikidata Q110022941, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.44787, -97.78724

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Firefighter Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lambert Branch Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shanley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Historic Granbury Square: 0.4 mi
  • Courthouse Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 18
  • Thompson Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Nebo Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 11.7 mi
  • Tater Nob: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.8 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.8 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 14.8 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 14.8 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 15.0 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 3
  • Acton Nature Center: 7.3 mi
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.9 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSSW 213°429 m23.3 mi
Lone MountainSSW 211°413 m22.5 mi
Chalk MountainSSW 203°390 m20.4 mi
Comanche PeakS 190°373 m4.8 mi
Double MountainWNW 285°359 m19.9 mi
Oyster HillN 358°351 m21.0 mi
Tater NobN 10°344 m14.2 mi
Chattanooga HillNNE 21°330 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2520:0620:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3016:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647281858477665446
Precip in2.32.43.33.04.23.81.92.63.03.82.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414184418

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