Historic site · Texas

Stamford

Stamford from directly overhead

Stamford is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Skinout Mountain stands 571 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 15 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

About

The story

Building at 120-124 S. Swenson St. Stamford, Texas.

Wikidata Q107320145, matched on coordinates and name (726 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2000
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.94512, -99.81081

14.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail

Around it

52 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites35

First Baptist Church: 0.5 mi
"The Poet Ranchman" Larry Chittenden: 0.5 mi
Texas Cowboy Reunion Oldtimers' Association: 0.6 mi
Swenson Land and Cattle Company Headquarters: 0.6 mi
St. John's Methodist Church: 0.6 mi

Parks8

Harmon Park: 1.0 mi
Lake Stamford Park: 13.6 mi
Anson City Park: 14.5 mi
Haskell Municipal Park: 15.0 mi
Scott Memorial Park: 15.1 mi

Peaks4

Flat Top Mountain: 11.7 mi
Frog Mountain: 14.1 mi
Skinout Mountain: 16.5 mi
Antelope Hills: 24.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Rath City: 22.0 mi
Jud: 24.8 mi

Museums1

Cowboy Country Museum: 0.5 mi

Rest areas1

Haskell County Southbound Rest Area: 5.8 mi

Attractions1

Fort Phantom Hill: 22.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Skinout Mountain	SW 229°	571 m	16.5 mi
Flat Top Mountain	WNW 294°	552 m	11.7 mi
Frog Mountain	NW 305°	525 m	14.1 mi
Antelope Hills	E 92°	525 m	24.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:44	19:19	19:51
June solstice	06:32	20:15	20:52
September equinox	07:28	19:05	19:37
December solstice	07:39	17:00	17:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	43	47	55	64	73	81	85	84	76	65	53	45
Precip in	1.2	1.4	1.8	2.0	3.3	4.0	1.7	2.1	3.0	2.4	1.5	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 1, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438054039

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