John Duncan's Fort
John Duncan's Fort is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Corn Creek Hills stands 597 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Springs City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
113 named places within 25 miles
- First State Bank Building: 0.3 mi
- First State Bank in Richland Springs: 0.3 mi
- A.J. Rose Mill: 8.1 mi
- Bowser Community: 9.6 mi
- Harkeyville: 10.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Barnett Hill: 7.2 mi
- Locker Hill: 7.5 mi
- Cat Knob: 9.2 mi
- Harkey Knobs: 9.5 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 0.2 mi
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 11.6 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 14.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 14.9 mi
- Risien Park: 15.0 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Apex: 20.8 mi
- Williams Ranch: 24.0 mi
- Pontotoc: 25.0 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- HOT Museum: 25.0 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 19.4 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Duncan's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Creek Hills | W 271° | 597 m | 16.9 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | W 270° | 592 m | 23.4 mi |
| Shin Oak Mountain | SSE 167° | 587 m | 19.7 mi |
| High Point | S 188° | 575 m | 24.1 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSE 149° | 538 m | 18.0 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SSE 148° | 537 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bryson Hill | WSW 242° | 528 m | 20.4 mi |
| High Rock | S 177° | 511 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453513779
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