Texas & Pacific Railway: First Railroad Across West Texas
Texas & Pacific Railway: First Railroad Across West Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Everman Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 18 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
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot: 0.0 mi
- Abilene Reporter-News: 0.1 mi
- Site of Curfew by John J. Clinton: 0.1 mi
- Pine Street Shootout: 0.1 mi
- Hotel Wooten: 0.2 mi
- Everman Park: 0.0 mi
- Vera Hall Minter Park: 0.1 mi
- Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden: 0.4 mi
- Carver Park: 0.6 mi
- Reyes Flores Park: 0.7 mi
- Flattop: 13.3 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 14.9 mi
- East Peak: 15.3 mi
- Cat Heads: 15.4 mi
- Flamingo With Sunglasses: 0.1 mi
- Man in the Moon: 0.1 mi
- Duck On A Bike: 0.1 mi
- "Mesteno" - Mustang Statue: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 0.3 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 0.3 mi
- Discovery Center: 0.7 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 1.7 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 4.5 mi
- Petrified Tree: 1.9 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 13.7 mi
- Audra: 12.9 mi
- Belle Plain: 23.8 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas & Pacific Railway: First Railroad Across West Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WSW 242° | 757 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | WSW 245° | 721 m | 14.5 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SW 236° | 715 m | 14.9 mi |
| Riney Peak | WSW 243° | 704 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chalk Peak | W 262° | 700 m | 23.2 mi |
| East Peak | WSW 250° | 699 m | 15.3 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSW 208° | 696 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SSW 191° | 693 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546669
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