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Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound

Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound from directly overhead

Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 709 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier Mound, a peak 1.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 17 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.52549, -100.84408
Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 36
Peaks: 12
  • Soldier Mound: 1.1 mi
  • Cathey Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Steele Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Croton Breaks: 7.6 mi
  • Mackenzie Peak: 8.0 mi
Parks: 5
  • Swenson Park: 2.9 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 6.9 mi
  • Jayton Park: 23.3 mi
  • Crosbyton Park: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • 20 foot falls: 20.4 mi
  • Silver Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainNW 323°879 m10.4 mi
Mackenzie PeakN 357°874 m8.0 mi
Indian HillWNW 291°845 m18.4 mi
Bunker HillW 277°811 m11.6 mi
Negro HillW 268°811 m16.7 mi
Negro HillW 267°797 m10.5 mi
Soldier MoundNW 319°756 m1.1 mi
Cathey HillN 360°751 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3520:2120:57
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4417:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553617078828173625042
Precip in0.70.81.31.92.83.32.42.42.52.11.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spur, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403539970

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