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Henry Ford

Henry Ford from directly overhead

Henry Ford is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlie Webb and John Wesley Hardin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.70574, -98.99782

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Round Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 11.4 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 13.5 mi
Parks: 24
  • Sportsman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Thomason Park: 0.4 mi
  • Muse Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Wiggins Park: 1.0 mi
  • Trigg Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 3
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 1.3 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 1.5 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW589 m19.5 mi
Hog MountainsNNE585 m18.3 mi
Star MountainNE577 m17.5 mi
Long MountainNE562 m22.5 mi
Salt MountainNE550 m14.9 mi
Spur MountainE549 m18.5 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE537 m21.8 mi
Little Pompey MountainESE530 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225953

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