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Spring Creek Community

Spring Creek Community from directly overhead

Spring Creek Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Alfred G. Cooper, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.65237, -97.77724

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens: 32
Peaks: 27
  • Tater Nob: 1.9 mi
  • Nebo Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Joe Bell Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Chattanooga Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Oyster Hill: 7.0 mi
Museums: 21
  • Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 6.2 mi
  • Museum of the Americas: 7.4 mi
  • Vintage Car Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Rail Station Museum: 14.1 mi
  • County Jail Museum: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Parker County Peach Festival: 7.4 mi
  • Historic Downtown Weatherford: 7.4 mi
  • Life is Peachy: 7.5 mi
  • Don Taco: 20.3 mi
  • Chisholms: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Acton Nature Center: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainNNW 339°415 m21.6 mi
Indian KnobN 3°387 m20.7 mi
Comanche PeakS 184°373 m18.9 mi
Skeen PeakN 356°373 m23.7 mi
Double MountainWSW 246°359 m21.7 mi
Bald KnobNNW 328°359 m22.1 mi
Oyster HillNNW 348°351 m7.0 mi
Buck KnobN 3°345 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2520:0620:43
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3016:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647280848376655446
Precip in2.02.63.02.74.43.91.92.63.23.83.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weatherford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971376662

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