Roaring Spring
Roaring Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 766 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Springs Depot, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
spring in Motley County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q35504994, matched on coordinates and name (79 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
61 named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Springs Depot: 3.2 mi
- Matador Ranch: 10.3 mi
- Motley County: 10.3 mi
- Traweek House: 11.2 mi
- Bob's Oil Well: 11.2 mi
- Boone Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Mackenzie Peak: 14.7 mi
- Connally Peak: 14.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Antelope Hill: 17.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 15.9 mi
- Dickens City Park: 16.1 mi
- Motley County Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Motley County Jail Museum: 11.4 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 16.0 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 12.0 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Tee Pee City: 16.6 mi
- Narcisso: 24.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 21.3 mi
- 20 foot falls: 21.4 mi
- Dickens Spring: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roaring Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 199° | 879 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | S 177° | 874 m | 14.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 225° | 845 m | 22.8 mi |
| Antelope Hill | NNW 344° | 824 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSW 206° | 811 m | 23.5 mi |
| Connally Peak | NNW 340° | 798 m | 14.9 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSW 202° | 797 m | 24.9 mi |
| Boone Mountain | N 351° | 791 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:21 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:01 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matador, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452354879
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