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Roaring Springs Depot

Roaring Springs Depot from directly overhead

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. 54 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.89876, -100.85582

54 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 28
Peaks: 13
  • 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
Parks: 3
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 19.0 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Silver Falls: 23.7 mi
  • 20 foot falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainSSW 197°879 m18.3 mi
Mackenzie PeakS 179°874 m17.8 mi
Quitaque PeaksNNW 333°865 m23.4 mi
Antelope HillNNW 339°824 m14.1 mi
Connally PeakNNW 333°798 m12.2 mi
Boone MountainNNW 345°791 m9.4 mi
Soldier MoundS 180°756 m25.0 mi
Cathey HillS 178°751 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2219:55
June solstice06:3420:2120:58
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4517:0117:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452606978818072625042
Precip in0.80.91.42.02.83.42.02.73.01.91.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matador, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452354878

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