Roaring Springs Depot
Roaring Springs Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 763 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Roaring Springs, Motley County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023318, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
51 named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Spring: 3.2 mi
- Matador Ranch: 7.0 mi
- Motley County: 7.1 mi
- Traweek House: 8.0 mi
- Bob's Oil Well: 8.0 mi
- Boone Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Connally Peak: 12.2 mi
- Antelope Hill: 14.1 mi
- Mackenzie Peak: 17.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 19.0 mi
- Dickens City Park: 19.2 mi
- Motley County Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
- Motley County Jail Museum: 8.2 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 10.7 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Tee Pee City: 14.4 mi
- Narcisso: 23.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 23.7 mi
- 20 foot falls: 23.9 mi
- Dickens Spring: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roaring Springs Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 197° | 879 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | S 179° | 874 m | 17.8 mi |
| Quitaque Peaks | NNW 333° | 865 m | 23.4 mi |
| Antelope Hill | NNW 339° | 824 m | 14.1 mi |
| Connally Peak | NNW 333° | 798 m | 12.2 mi |
| Boone Mountain | NNW 345° | 791 m | 9.4 mi |
| Soldier Mound | S 180° | 756 m | 25.0 mi |
| Cathey Hill | S 178° | 751 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452354878
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