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The Old Buffalo Road

The Old Buffalo Road from directly overhead

The Old Buffalo Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.87228, -98.83915

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Burnett Park: 7.8 mi
  • Finnell Park: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Buffalo OHV Park: 9.9 mi
  • Holliday City Park: 10.0 mi
  • Foley Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Twin Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Potato Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Temple Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Bare Butte: 11.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 12.0 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillN 11°368 m13.3 mi
Floral MoundN 357°367 m12.5 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 282°357 m12.0 mi
Potato HillWNW 287°348 m8.2 mi
Bare ButteE 86°322 m11.4 mi
Twin MountainNE 53°321 m4.6 mi
Temple HillE 85°321 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2620:1320:50
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:3716:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637281858476655344
Precip in1.11.41.81.93.63.22.12.12.62.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Kemp, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453787770

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