Site of Bird's Fort
Site of Bird's Fort is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Bird's Fort Site, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrowhead Park: 0.3 mi
- Amphitheater Park: 0.4 mi
- Inspiration Park: 0.4 mi
- The Commons Park: 0.4 mi
- Vista Park: 0.5 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 2.6 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 3.2 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 3.4 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 4.6 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 2.7 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 2.7 mi
- Spice of Life Band: 3.1 mi
- Dream: 4.5 mi
- Boundless: 4.5 mi
- Historic Bird's Fort Site: 0.2 mi
- Calloway Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838: 1.2 mi
- Jesse Chisholm: 1.2 mi
- Euless School: 2.0 mi
- Racing Rapids: 2.7 mi
- Caribbean Chaos: 2.7 mi
- Atlantic Panic: 2.7 mi
- Blue Raider: 2.7 mi
- Seawolf: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 9.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.9 mi
- Murray Hill: 12.8 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 13.2 mi
- Flower Mound: 14.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 19.2 mi
- Lone Point: 22.5 mi
- Sowers: 5.8 mi
- La Reunion: 13.5 mi
- Elizabethtown: 18.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 23.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 16.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 12.2 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.1 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 22.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 22.5 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Bird's Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SW 222° | 275 m | 23.0 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 221° | 266 m | 23.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | WNW 303° | 264 m | 18.4 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 343° | 234 m | 24.4 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 343° | 231 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 327° | 218 m | 9.7 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 331° | 217 m | 14.9 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 199° | 216 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12423678273
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