Old Dewey Lake
Old Dewey Lake is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 856 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Two-Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 10 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
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrow Sculture: 22.3 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 22.3 mi
- Pumpkin: 23.3 mi
- Pumpkin: 23.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 23.8 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 3.3 mi
- Lions Park: 12.2 mi
- Dickens City Park: 19.7 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 20.3 mi
- Swenson Park: 22.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Blanco: 9.8 mi
- Negro Hill: 10.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.1 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 3.6 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 3.7 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 19.7 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 23.6 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 1.0 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 19.0 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 22.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 0.9 mi
- 20 foot falls: 1.0 mi
- Dickens Spring: 20.2 mi
- Estacado: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Dewey Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | SW 220° | 909 m | 20.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 96° | 879 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | E 95° | 874 m | 18.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSE 150° | 845 m | 3.6 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 167° | 811 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 137° | 811 m | 11.1 mi |
| Negro Hill | SE 139° | 797 m | 13.3 mi |
| Soldier Mound | ESE 115° | 756 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403514540
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