Site of Leatherwood School
Site of Leatherwood School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 909 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the east-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Near Site of Pansy Baptist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
72 named places within 25 miles
- Near Site of Pansy Baptist Church: 0.0 mi
- Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.: 3.1 mi
- Silver Falls Pavilion: 5.6 mi
- Old Dewey Lake: 6.6 mi
- Two-Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company: 6.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.5 mi
- Negro Hill: 11.6 mi
- Mackenzie Peak: 12.5 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 9.9 mi
- Dickens City Park: 13.7 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 14.2 mi
- Swenson Park: 18.4 mi
- Lions Park: 18.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 10.2 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 10.2 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 19.6 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 22.3 mi
- 20 foot falls: 5.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 5.7 mi
- Dickens Spring: 14.1 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Leatherwood School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 112° | 879 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | ESE 104° | 874 m | 12.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 226° | 845 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | S 173° | 811 m | 9.5 mi |
| Negro Hill | S 169° | 797 m | 11.6 mi |
| Soldier Mound | SE 130° | 756 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cathey Hill | ESE 119° | 751 m | 14.4 mi |
| Steele Hills | SE 139° | 678 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:23 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:02 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403514531
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