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Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.

Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. from directly overhead

Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 904 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the southeast, 4.3 miles off. Texas Plains Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.68447, -101.00917

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Haystack Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Mackenzie Peak: 9.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Negro Hill: 11.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Dickens City Park: 10.8 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 11.3 mi
  • Crosbyton Park: 13.0 mi
  • Swenson Park: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • 20 foot falls: 8.7 mi
  • Silver Falls: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainSE 129°879 m4.3 mi
Mackenzie PeakESE 109°874 m9.5 mi
Indian HillWSW 240°845 m9.0 mi
Bunker HillSSW 192°811 m9.7 mi
Negro HillSSW 212°811 m13.6 mi
Negro HillS 185°797 m11.5 mi
Boone MountainNNE 15°791 m24.7 mi
Soldier MoundSE 139°756 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2319:56
June solstice06:3520:2220:58
September equinox07:3319:0919:42
December solstice07:4617:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606977807972625041
Precip in0.80.91.41.82.93.02.42.02.71.71.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403539975

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