The Ezekiel Airship
The Ezekiel Airship is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton Belt Depot, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cotton Belt Depot: 0.2 mi
- Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot: 0.2 mi
- Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas: 0.2 mi
- Pittsburg: 0.2 mi
- W. L. Garrett Building: 0.2 mi
- Pendergrass Park: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Witness Park: 0.3 mi
- Fair Park: 0.8 mi
- Julius Moore Park: 0.8 mi
- Wilks Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Howell Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Massey Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Couch Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Adams Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 0.2 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 0.3 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum: 7.5 mi
- Historic Upshur Museum: 18.2 mi
- Winnesboro Station: 18.8 mi
- Center Point: 8.3 mi
- Coffeeville: 16.7 mi
- Kelsey: 18.6 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 19.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 22.3 mi
- Serenity Garden: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Ezekiel Airship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | S 182° | 204 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stivers Hill | WSW 250° | 194 m | 16.1 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | S 171° | 188 m | 18.6 mi |
| Camp Mountain | SE 145° | 187 m | 17.7 mi |
| Howell Mountain | SSE 147° | 185 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gilmont Lookout | SSE 158° | 184 m | 14.1 mi |
| McDonald Mountain | S 171° | 181 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SE 135° | 178 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402913607
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