The First Hundred Years of Texas Christian University
The First Hundred Years of Texas Christian University is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Horned Frog Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
private university in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Dates from 1873.
Wikidata Q2302280, matched on coordinates and name (125 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- TCU Sun Dial: 0.2 mi
- Bluebonnet Circle Park: 0.7 mi
- Log Cabin Village: 0.8 mi
- Tillery Park: 1.0 mi
- Overton Park: 1.1 mi
- Alice E. Carlson Elementary School: 0.3 mi
- Thomas G. & Marjorie Shaw House: 0.7 mi
- Texas Log Cabins: 0.8 mi
- Westbrook Estate: 0.8 mi
- Fort Worth Zoological Park: 1.1 mi
- Elephant: 0.9 mi
- World of Primates: 1.0 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 1.1 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Republic of Texas Garden: 1.8 mi
- Horned Frog Statue: 0.0 mi
- Nature’s Essence: 1.3 mi
- Peleton: 1.6 mi
- Drift: 2.4 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 2.9 mi
- Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center: 2.2 mi
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas: 2.3 mi
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame: 2.4 mi
- Van Zandt Cottage: 2.4 mi
- Cattle Raisers Museum: 2.5 mi
- International Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Compost Outpost: 1.7 mi
- Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Rock Springs Garden: 1.7 mi
- Backyard Vegetable Garden: 1.8 mi
- Horsehoe Garden: 1.8 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.2 mi
- Brushy Mound: 10.8 mi
- Turkey Peak: 11.7 mi
- Caddo Peak: 15.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.3 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 16.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 16.9 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 23.4 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.7 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 8.7 mi
- Lone Point: 10.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 13.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 22.2 mi
- Sowers: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The First Hundred Years of Texas Christian University. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | W 260° | 344 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | W 267° | 330 m | 18.2 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 273° | 324 m | 21.9 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | WSW 253° | 316 m | 24.2 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 190° | 303 m | 15.9 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 192° | 303 m | 17.9 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 315° | 278 m | 20.5 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 176° | 275 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benbrook DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971392937
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