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Herefords in Sweetwater

Herefords in Sweetwater from directly overhead

Herefords in Sweetwater is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 643 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.48464, -100.41282

77 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Newman Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 1.4 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Park: 1.6 mi
  • Jones Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Beacon Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Museum: 0.9 mi
  • National Wasp WWII Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Area Historical Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainSW 215°794 m15.6 mi
Wildcat MountainSSE 158°775 m9.4 mi
Bald MountainSE 124°757 m23.5 mi
Lone Wolf MountainW 267°752 m19.5 mi
Cottonwood MountainSE 143°740 m8.2 mi
Ninemile HillSSE 159°730 m9.1 mi
Black PointESE 121°725 m16.4 mi
Beacon HillESE 106°710 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2119:54
June solstice06:3620:1720:53
September equinox07:3119:0719:40
December solstice07:4017:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453452147

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