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Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway

Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway from directly overhead

Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 728 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Roscoe Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The story

city in Nolan County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q981720, matched on coordinates and name (47 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.44598, -100.53855

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Roscoe Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • George Parks Field: 0.3 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Park: 7.1 mi
  • Jones Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Round Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Bench Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 12.3 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainS 189°794 m10.3 mi
Jackson MountainSSW 197°788 m24.2 mi
Wildcat MountainESE 119°775 m12.4 mi
Lone Wolf MountainW 278°752 m12.3 mi
Cottonwood MountainESE 108°740 m12.8 mi
Ninemile HillESE 119°730 m12.1 mi
Black PointESE 105°725 m22.1 mi
Beacon HillE 87°710 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3620:1720:53
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:4117:0417:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453452158

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