Site of U. S. Army Air Corps Plane Crash
Site of U. S. Army Air Corps Plane Crash is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 652 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trammell House, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 26 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
77 named places within 25 miles
- Trammell House: 2.8 mi
- Sweetwater Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Texas & Pacific Railway: 3.8 mi
- W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Training Base: Avenger Field: 3.9 mi
- Nolan County: 3.9 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 4.2 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bench Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Fraley Park: 3.1 mi
- Jones Park: 3.4 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park: 3.6 mi
- Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park: 4.6 mi
- Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 4.8 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 8.1 mi
- Merry Point: 8.3 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Point: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 5.3 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Bitter Creek: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of U. S. Army Air Corps Plane Crash. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | SW 232° | 794 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSE 153° | 775 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 115° | 757 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | SSE 156° | 753 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lone Wolf Mountain | W 281° | 752 m | 21.2 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | SSE 158° | 741 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | ESE 118° | 740 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mathis Mountain | SSE 157° | 740 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453452156
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