Site of Old Gill Farm
Site of Old Gill Farm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Hog Mountains stands 585 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperas Creek Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hasse Community: 2.1 mi
- Zion Hill Baptist Church: 3.3 mi
- Proctor Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Hanson Cemetery: 6.2 mi
- M. R. (Boss) Greene: 6.9 mi
- Copperas Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Promontory Park: 1.5 mi
- High Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Sowell Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Comanche City Park: 8.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Slick Hill: 14.9 mi
- Cowhouse Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Longhorn Cattle Statue: 7.4 mi
- Earl Rudder Statue: 24.0 mi
- The Ultra: 24.1 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 24.2 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 24.9 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 9.8 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 10.2 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 12.5 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 11.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 23.7 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 24.0 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 24.1 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 24.1 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Old Gill Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountains | W 266° | 585 m | 20.8 mi |
| Star Mountain | WSW 258° | 577 m | 18.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 251° | 562 m | 12.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 256° | 554 m | 11.8 mi |
| Salt Mountain | WSW 251° | 550 m | 20.5 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SSW 210° | 549 m | 20.8 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | SSW 198° | 537 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | SW 218° | 522 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Proctor Rsvr, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574617
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