Site of Blackwell Hospital
Site of Blackwell Hospital is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Hog Mountains stands 585 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mountain, a peak 5.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Desdemona Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Fort Blair, C.S.A.: 8.2 mi
- Desdemona First Baptist Church: 8.5 mi
- First Baptist Church in Carbon: 9.6 mi
- Carbon City Jail: 9.7 mi
- Indian Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 11.8 mi
- Jameson Peaks: 12.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Old City Park: 11.0 mi
- De Leon Community Park: 11.2 mi
- Eastland City Park: 15.7 mi
- Six Flags Park: 15.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 17.7 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 10.7 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 15.3 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 15.4 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 15.5 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 21.2 mi
- Desdemona: 8.3 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 8.4 mi
- Mangum: 13.0 mi
- Comyn: 15.5 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 9.7 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 14.5 mi
- Longhorn Cattle Statue: 22.3 mi
- Ol' Rip: 15.4 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Blackwell Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountains | SSW 210° | 585 m | 21.6 mi |
| Star Mountain | SSW 202° | 577 m | 22.8 mi |
| Coyote Peak | WSW 254° | 571 m | 21.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 184° | 562 m | 21.0 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | ENE 58° | 507 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 332° | 503 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blue Hills | ENE 61° | 501 m | 17.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | NE 53° | 499 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403588003
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