Second Site of the Old Wayside School
Second Site of the Old Wayside School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Indian Knob stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Parkview Hills Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Parkview Hills Park: 1.5 mi
- Small Park @ Pool: 1.6 mi
- Twin Mills Park: 1.7 mi
- Marine Creek Ranch Park: 1.9 mi
- William Houston Park: 2.2 mi
- Saginaw School: 3.5 mi
- Saginaw Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Saginaw United Methodist Church: 3.6 mi
- Site of Confederate Park: 5.4 mi
- Smith-Frazier Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Pearls Dance Hall: 7.0 mi
- Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo: 7.1 mi
- Livestock Exchange Building: 7.1 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 7.2 mi
- Stockyards: 7.2 mi
- Texas Trail Buds: 6.6 mi
- Nibbles: 6.9 mi
- Sharing Spaces: 7.0 mi
- Cowboy Punk 2077: 7.3 mi
- RS4606: 7.3 mi
- Vintage Flying Museum: 5.6 mi
- Fort Worth Aviation Museum: 6.0 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Fort Worth Stockyards Museum: 7.1 mi
- Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: 7.2 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 9.5 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 9.5 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 9.6 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 9.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.8 mi
- Reno Peak: 11.1 mi
- Burton Knob: 11.4 mi
- Mount Donwell: 14.9 mi
- Town Common: 15.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 5.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 18.4 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 20.3 mi
- Lone Point: 4.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 18.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 13.7 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 22.4 mi
- Rush Creek: 22.5 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Second Site of the Old Wayside School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Knob | WNW 287° | 387 m | 20.0 mi |
| Skeen Peak | WNW 292° | 373 m | 23.6 mi |
| Oyster Hill | WSW 250° | 351 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 278° | 345 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tater Nob | SW 231° | 344 m | 23.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 285° | 343 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | SW 230° | 330 m | 18.8 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | WSW 241° | 324 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399369
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