Roaring Ranger
Roaring Ranger is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 439 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it.
The story
Museum building at 121 S. Commerce St. Ranger, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319289, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Evensville Peak: 10.3 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 11.2 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 9.3 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 9.4 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 9.4 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 15.6 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 18.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Eastland City Park: 10.2 mi
- Six Flags Park: 10.3 mi
- New York Hill Park: 15.6 mi
- Cisco City Park: 19.5 mi
- La Casa: 9.1 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 9.6 mi
- Mangum: 14.7 mi
- Thurber: 15.6 mi
- Desdemona: 15.7 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Ol' Rip: 9.4 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 15.6 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 8.1 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Roaring Ranger. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SE 135° | 507 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | WNW 285° | 503 m | 11.2 mi |
| Blue Hills | ESE 120° | 501 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Mountain | ESE 112° | 499 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 273° | 494 m | 17.7 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 334° | 482 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SE 127° | 482 m | 12.3 mi |
| Double mountain | WNW 299° | 476 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576590
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