Historic site · Texas

Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos

Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos from directly overhead

Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Blue Hills stands 658 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Vinegarroon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 27 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2002
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.76668, -101.38634

On the Texas Pecos Trail

Around it

27 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites17

Site of Vinegarroon: 0.0 mi
Near Site, Southern Pacific Ceremony of Silver Spike: 0.1 mi
The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore: 4.6 mi
Pecos River High Bridge: 4.6 mi
The Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefight: 10.5 mi

Attractions2

White Shaman Cave: 4.4 mi
White Shaman Preserve: 5.1 mi

Museums2

Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
Roy Bean’s Opera House, Town Hall, and Seat of Justice: 10.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Langtry: 10.8 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Langtry: 10.8 mi

Peaks1

Blue Hills: 20.2 mi

Cliffs1

Turkey Bluff: 23.5 mi

Springs1

Carlos Camp Spring: 24.1 mi

Waterfalls1

Dolan Falls: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Blue Hills	N 8°	658 m	20.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:50	19:26	19:57
June solstice	06:46	20:15	20:50
September equinox	07:35	19:12	19:44
December solstice	07:38	17:15	17:51

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	50	55	64	72	80	86	87	88	81	72	60	51
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.8	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.4	2.0	1.7	0.7	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langtry, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453813634

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