Historic Fort Stockton
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. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 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
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
55 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Stockton Officers' Quarters: 0.1 mi
- Fort Stockton Guard House: 0.1 mi
- Hovey School: 0.1 mi
- Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- O. W. Williams: 0.2 mi
- Twomile Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fivemile Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 5.2 mi
- Flat Top: 6.2 mi
- Sevenmile Mesa: 6.3 mi
- James Rooney Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Zero Stone Park: 0.5 mi
- Instinct Park: 0.6 mi
- Lannom Park: 0.8 mi
- Rocket Park: 1.1 mi
- Comanche Springs: 0.5 mi
- Monument Springs: 19.8 mi
- Bonebrake Spring: 19.8 mi
- Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.4 mi
- Giant Road Runner: 0.4 mi
- Annie Riggs Museum: 0.4 mi
- Baldridge, Texas: 18.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madera | S 186° | 1,370 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SW 222° | 1,154 m | 18.5 mi |
| Twelvemile Mesa | SW 221° | 1,139 m | 10.8 mi |
| Triple Butte | WSW 238° | 1,107 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fivemile Mesa | ESE 117° | 1,024 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | SW 214° | 972 m | 5.2 mi |
| Twomile Hill | W 270° | 961 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Mesa | E 85° | 960 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:32 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:50 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:18 | 17:55 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/368159966
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