The Fair
The Fair is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Lone Mountain stands 413 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Aston-Landers Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023493, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Aston-Landers Building: 0.0 mi
- Glenn Brothers Building: 0.0 mi
- J.F. and J. Nutt Building: 0.0 mi
- Hardware and Tin Shop: 0.0 mi
- Site of Schultz Blacksmith Shop: 0.0 mi
- Historic Granbury Square: 0.0 mi
- Courthouse Park: 0.0 mi
- Shanley Park: 0.1 mi
- Lambert Branch Park: 0.3 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.4 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.5 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 14.5 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 14.5 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 14.7 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Barnard Knob: 11.4 mi
- Berry Knob: 14.1 mi
- County Jail Museum: 0.0 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 0.3 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 14.7 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 14.8 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.0 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 14.6 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Iris Garden: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Conway Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Apatosaurus: 13.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 13.6 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 24.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 24.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 24.6 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 20.2 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Three Way: 24.3 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 24.0 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.1 mi
- Canoe Docks: 8.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 5.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 212° | 413 m | 22.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 204° | 390 m | 20.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | S 191° | 373 m | 4.5 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 286° | 359 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 358° | 351 m | 21.3 mi |
| Tater Nob | N 10° | 344 m | 14.5 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | NNE 21° | 330 m | 18.5 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | N 8° | 324 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414184433
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