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Site of Fort Fitzhugh

Site of Fort Fitzhugh from directly overhead

Site of Fort Fitzhugh is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 223 m. McCracken Mound stands 343 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrapin Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Cooke County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q49562055, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
223 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.58064, -97.10833

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Keneteso Park: 2.7 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 2.9 mi
  • Edison Park: 3.4 mi
  • Tom Thumb Park: 3.4 mi
  • Depot Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 3.6 mi
  • Animal Encounters: 3.8 mi
  • African Spurred Tortoise: 3.8 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 3.8 mi
  • Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Terrapin Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Mount Olive: 8.0 mi
  • Three Mounds: 18.5 mi
  • Blue Mound: 22.0 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 22.2 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Confederate Soldier Statue: 3.7 mi
  • Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 3.7 mi
  • Armed Forces memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Myra Baptist Church Bell: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCracken MoundW 270°343 m23.5 mi
Peak HillN 3°294 m23.6 mi
Three MoundsNNW 333°290 m18.5 mi
Flattop PeakN 3°286 m22.2 mi
Brushy MoundNNE 24°264 m23.5 mi
Mount OliveSSE 167°255 m8.0 mi
Blue MoundSSW 194°244 m22.0 mi
Terrapin HillSSW 209°232 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2020:0620:42
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/484502869

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