Medicine Mound Community
Medicine Mound Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 455 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is W. P. A. Sanitation Project, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
unincorporated community in Hardeman County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q6806742, matched on coordinates and name (69 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
63 named places within 25 miles
- Little Mound: 1.3 mi
- Third Mound: 1.4 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Mound: 1.7 mi
- Big Mound: 2.0 mi
- Copper Breaks State Park: 10.0 mi
- Quanah City Park: 10.9 mi
- Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 17.3 mi
- Allingham Park: 17.3 mi
- Christine Lyday Park: 17.6 mi
- Hardeman County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Red River Valley Museum: 15.8 mi
- Foard County Museum: 15.8 mi
- Fire Hall Museum: 15.8 mi
- Permian Sea Tide Ripples: 10.2 mi
- Historic Windmill: 10.5 mi
- Dark Sky Viewing Area: 10.5 mi
- Medicine Mound: 0.0 mi
- Acme: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medicine Mound Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound | WNW 288° | 522 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hepsidam Hill | WNW 286° | 510 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cedar Mound | W 278° | 506 m | 1.7 mi |
| Dixie Mound | SW 218° | 498 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 231° | 494 m | 15.6 mi |
| Third Mound | W 261° | 489 m | 1.4 mi |
| Flat Top | NW 316° | 488 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Mound | WSW 249° | 476 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610149
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