Santa Fe Depot
Santa Fe Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Chattanooga Hill stands 330 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Worth Water Gardens, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107329858, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Worth Water Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Haynes Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- General Worth Square: 0.3 mi
- Panther Park: 0.4 mi
- The Skinny (Crawford Park): 0.5 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 0.2 mi
- Texas Spring Palace: 0.2 mi
- Site of Majestic Theatre: 0.3 mi
- Site of Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church: 0.3 mi
- Ephraim Merrill Daggett: 0.3 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 2.3 mi
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 2.3 mi
- Burnett Building: 2.4 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 2.4 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 2.5 mi
- Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Stage: 0.2 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 0.5 mi
- Armadillo: 0.7 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 0.9 mi
- Sid Richardson Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fire Station #1 (Historical): 0.6 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 1.2 mi
- JUNETEENTH MUSEUM: 1.2 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 2.3 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 2.4 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 2.4 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 2.4 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.6 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 14.5 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 15.7 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 8.4 mi
- Lone Point: 10.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 12.9 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.0 mi
- Sowers: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Fe Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Hill | W 259° | 330 m | 20.7 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 266° | 324 m | 24.1 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 195° | 303 m | 19.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 196° | 303 m | 21.2 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 305° | 278 m | 20.4 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 186° | 275 m | 13.7 mi |
| Turkey Peak | S 186° | 266 m | 14.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 353° | 264 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13973619409
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