Historic site · Texas

Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle

Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle from directly overhead

Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 800 m. Lime Hill stands 869 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gen. Nelson Miles Expedition (Headquarters Dugout), a historic site 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 43 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1967
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.75932, -100.38612

42.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

71 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites58

Gen. Nelson Miles Expedition (Headquarters Dugout): 2.5 mi
Route of Marcy Trail: 3.3 mi
50 Yards West to Routes of Historic Trails: 4.3 mi
Washita Cemetery: 4.8 mi
Fletcher and Donley Stage Station: 7.8 mi

Parks4

Sunset Park: 10.0 mi
City Park: 11.3 mi
Roberts County Park: 14.6 mi
Britt Memorial Park: 22.7 mi

Peaks4

Bankhead Mound: 12.8 mi
Lime Hill: 13.6 mi
Rattlesnake Hill: 16.3 mi
Tandy Mesa: 23.5 mi

Museums3

River Valley Pioneer Museum: 10.8 mi
Roberts County Museum: 14.8 mi
Mobeetie Jail Museum: 16.8 mi

Attractions1

Cast Away Intersection: 9.4 mi

Nature reserves1

Canadian River Historic Wagon Bridge Nature Reserve: 12.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Lyman's Wagon Train Batttle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Lime Hill	SSW 204°	869 m	13.6 mi
Tandy Mesa	NW 320°	867 m	23.5 mi
Bankhead Mound	S 178°	864 m	12.8 mi
Rattlesnake Hill	E 82°	788 m	16.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:46	19:20	19:54
June solstice	06:27	20:24	21:02
September equinox	07:30	19:06	19:40
December solstice	07:49	16:53	17:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	36	39	48	56	65	75	79	78	70	58	46	37
Precip in	0.9	0.6	1.4	2.2	3.5	2.9	2.6	3.2	2.1	2.9	0.9	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453774512

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