Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. McCracken Mound stands 343 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Denton County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1886.
Wikidata Q982012, matched on coordinates and name (605 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- memorial: 0.2 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 0.3 mi
- Sanger Presbyterian Church: 0.4 mi
- Bolivar Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Gribble Springs Baptist Church: 4.2 mi
- Switzer Park: 0.7 mi
- John Porter Sports Complex: 1.7 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit: 3.8 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit: 4.0 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit: 6.0 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 9.0 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 16.0 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 17.8 mi
- White-Handed Gibbon: 17.8 mi
- Red Ruffed Lemur: 17.8 mi
- Shadow Garden: 10.4 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 10.4 mi
- November Devil: 10.4 mi
- Carrizo: 10.4 mi
- In High Places: 10.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.5 mi
- Mount Olive: 9.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.7 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 13.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 14.7 mi
- Explorium: 7.5 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 9.6 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 10.5 mi
- African American Museum: 10.5 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 10.3 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 10.6 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 10.7 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 7.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.0 mi
- Shayhan Point: 16.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCracken Mound | NW 307° | 343 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Olive | NE 36° | 255 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 187° | 253 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 196° | 244 m | 6.5 mi |
| Long Point | S 189° | 234 m | 15.7 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | N 10° | 232 m | 13.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | S 187° | 231 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 184° | 207 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12271643457
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