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Site of Fort Colorado

Site of Fort Colorado from directly overhead

Site of Fort Colorado is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Colorado Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

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Coordinates30.28610, -97.67459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Norman School Park: 0.6 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.7 mi
  • Astor Place Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Branch Creek Greenbelt: 0.9 mi
  • Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 41
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 18
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.6 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.6 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 4.7 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 7.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 9.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 272°433 m24.6 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 254°406 m24.8 mi
Chalk KnobW 271°364 m18.9 mi
Flint Rock HillW 279°360 m18.2 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m18.0 mi
Polecat KnobNW 316°346 m24.7 mi
Hamilton HillNW 322°345 m24.9 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 323°343 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821220

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