Hell's Half Acre
Hell's Half Acre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Chattanooga Hill stands 330 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Worth Water Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former red-light district in Fort Worth
Wikidata Q25203438, matched on coordinates and name (230 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Worth Water Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Haynes Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- General Worth Square: 0.3 mi
- Panther Park: 0.3 mi
- General Worth Square: 0.3 mi
- Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Stage: 0.1 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 0.4 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 0.7 mi
- Art Exhibit: 0.9 mi
- Site of Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Saint Ignatius Academy Building: 0.1 mi
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral: 0.1 mi
- Texas Spring Palace: 0.2 mi
- Fort Worth Main Post Office Buiding: 0.2 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 2.1 mi
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 2.1 mi
- Burnett Building: 2.2 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 2.2 mi
- Livestock Barns: 2.3 mi
- Sid Richardson Museum: 0.5 mi
- Fire Station #1 (Historical): 0.6 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 1.2 mi
- JUNETEENTH MUSEUM: 1.2 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 2.1 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 2.2 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 2.2 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 2.2 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.6 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.4 mi
- Mount Donwell: 14.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 15.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 20.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.0 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 8.5 mi
- Lone Point: 9.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.1 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.1 mi
- Sowers: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hell's Half Acre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Hill | W 260° | 330 m | 20.5 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 266° | 324 m | 23.9 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 194° | 303 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 196° | 303 m | 21.0 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 305° | 278 m | 20.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 185° | 275 m | 13.6 mi |
| Turkey Peak | S 186° | 266 m | 14.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 354° | 264 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678212
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