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Hill Family in Springtown

Hill Family in Springtown from directly overhead

Hill Family in Springtown is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Springtown Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q2785881, matched on coordinates and name (643 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.96178, -97.68149

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Optimist Gazeebo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Melanie Park: 8.3 mi
  • Central Park: 9.1 mi
  • Shady Grove Park: 9.4 mi
  • Ash Creek Park: 10.0 mi
Museums: 30
Gardens: 29
Artworks: 28
Peaks: 26
  • Tater Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Knob: 4.4 mi
  • Burton Knob: 5.0 mi
  • Buck Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Reno Peak: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 15
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainW 265°415 m13.5 mi
Indian KnobW 260°387 m4.4 mi
Wampler HillWNW 294°377 m20.2 mi
Skeen PeakWNW 288°373 m7.5 mi
Two Bush KnobWNW 287°373 m20.8 mi
Armstrong MountainNW 304°365 m18.1 mi
Bald KnobW 261°359 m17.5 mi
Oyster HillSSW 206°351 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:43
June solstice06:2320:0720:43
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3016:5117:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381868678675648
Precip in2.22.53.43.34.44.22.22.43.04.22.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476927

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