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Site of Old Gill Farm

Site of Old Gill Farm from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.96741, -98.50674

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • 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
Peaks: 17
  • 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
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 4
  • Jim's vegetable garden: 11.1 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Tarleton Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 24.1 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog MountainsW 266°585 m20.8 mi
Star MountainWSW 258°577 m18.8 mi
Long MountainWSW 251°562 m12.0 mi
Round MountainWSW 256°554 m11.8 mi
Salt MountainWSW 251°550 m20.5 mi
Spur MountainSSW 210°549 m20.8 mi
Long Pompey MountainSSW 198°537 m24.5 mi
Turkey Peak MountainSW 218°522 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:2920:0820:44
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:3116:5717:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475058667481858578675748
Precip in1.72.12.52.44.44.01.82.33.03.62.11.8

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403574617

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