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Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road

Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road from directly overhead

Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 818 m. Red Hill stands 1,010 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodnight-Loving Trail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 20 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.70110, -103.60357

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
  • Saragoza Park: 20.2 mi
  • Barstow Field: 20.4 mi
  • Soccer Field & Park: 20.5 mi
  • Abram Flores Park: 20.6 mi
  • Pecos Rocket Park: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hays Hill: 21.2 mi
  • Big Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 22.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.4 mi
  • Blue Goose Hill: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillN 357°1,010 m24.4 mi
Round MountainSW 228°992 m22.5 mi
Big HillSW 216°928 m21.3 mi
Hays HillSE 131°850 m21.2 mi
Blue Goose HillSSE 163°788 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:3420:06
June solstice06:5020:2821:04
September equinox07:4319:2019:53
December solstice07:5117:1917:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667583838376665347
Precip in0.80.30.50.21.00.91.51.11.91.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos 8W, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6346201937

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