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Panter Branch School

Panter Branch School from directly overhead

Panter Branch School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tolar Tabernacle, a historic site 3.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.34479, -97.89078

184 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks: 55
  • Church Recreation Field: 6.9 mi
  • Skyline Park: 7.8 mi
  • Rough Creek Park: 7.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Valley State Park: 7.9 mi
  • Lauren Community Park: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Comanche Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Thompson Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 13.4 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 10.9 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 10.9 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 11.0 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 11.0 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
Museums: 7
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
  • Acton Nature Center: 14.7 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acton Tabernacle: 13.6 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 16.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Panter Branch School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillSW427 m16.7 mi
Lone MountainSSW413 m13.4 mi
Chalk MountainS390 m11.8 mi
Comanche PeakENE373 m5.7 mi
Cedar MountainS362 m21.2 mi
Double MountainNW359 m18.0 mi
Flat Top MountainS359 m21.1 mi
Tater NobNNE344 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2620:0620:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3016:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647380858476655546
Precip in2.12.33.03.04.23.81.82.73.03.82.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414184415

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