Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County)
Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Tadlock Hill stands 362 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrapin Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley View: 2.8 mi
- Site of Fort Fitzhugh: 4.9 mi
- Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School: 6.0 mi
- Gainesville Junior College: 6.1 mi
- Hubert H. Moss: 6.2 mi
- Keneteso Park: 5.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 6.3 mi
- Leonard Park: 6.5 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 6.6 mi
- Farmers Market: 6.8 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 6.3 mi
- Arabian Camel: 6.3 mi
- White-Handed Gibbon: 6.3 mi
- Red Ruffed Lemur: 6.3 mi
- Leopard Tortoise: 6.4 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 6.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 6.7 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 6.7 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 10.8 mi
- November Devil: 21.8 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Olive: 6.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 17.9 mi
- McCracken Mound: 20.5 mi
- Three Mounds: 20.8 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 6.6 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- Explorium: 19.0 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 20.9 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 21.7 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 20.8 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 21.7 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 21.9 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 22.1 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 11.3 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 16.9 mi
- Marysville: 19.3 mi
- Sivells Bend: 22.4 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 22.0 mi
- White Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadlock Hill | WNW 283° | 362 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | W 279° | 356 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 277° | 348 m | 22.2 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 280° | 343 m | 20.5 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 346° | 290 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Olive | SE 129° | 255 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 186° | 244 m | 17.9 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | NE 56° | 232 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403574634
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