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Historic Fort Stockton

Historic Fort Stockton from directly overhead

Historic Fort Stockton is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 895 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Stockton Officers' Quarters, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

The story

fort at E. Third and Rooney Streets Fort Stockton, Texas

Wikidata Q107322778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
895 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.88788, -102.87570

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
Parks: 9
Springs: 3
  • Comanche Springs: 0.5 mi
  • Monument Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Bonebrake Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.4 mi
  • Giant Road Runner: 0.4 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MaderaS 186°1,370 m20.5 mi
Pikes PeakSW 222°1,154 m18.5 mi
Twelvemile MesaSW 221°1,139 m10.8 mi
Triple ButteWSW 238°1,107 m18.2 mi
Round MountainSSE 165°1,091 m14.6 mi
Fivemile MesaESE 117°1,024 m4.3 mi
Fivemile HillSW 214°972 m5.2 mi
Twomile HillW 270°961 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3220:03
June solstice06:5020:2320:59
September equinox07:4119:1819:50
December solstice07:4617:1817:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582838276685649
Precip in0.70.50.60.81.41.91.81.82.01.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/368159966

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