The Van Zandt Cottage
The Van Zandt Cottage is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Zandt Cottage, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319549, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 0.3 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 0.3 mi
- Burnett Building: 0.4 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 0.4 mi
- Livestock Barns: 0.4 mi
- Will Rogers Memorial Center: 0.3 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
- First Flight Park: 0.8 mi
- Linwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show: 0.4 mi
- Arbor Day Grove: 0.4 mi
- Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters: 0.4 mi
- Fort Worth 2000 Tornado Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Dotty Woodson, PhD Devoted Cokuner Sine 1973: 0.6 mi
- Recess: 0.9 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 1.1 mi
- Selah: 1.4 mi
- Art Exhibit: 1.5 mi
- Keep Floating On: 1.5 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 0.3 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 0.4 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 0.4 mi
- Murray Hill: 11.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.9 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.1 mi
- Mount Donwell: 16.0 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 15.5 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 21.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.8 mi
- Lone Point: 8.7 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 11.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.8 mi
- Sowers: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Van Zandt Cottage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 254° | 344 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 302° | 343 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | W 259° | 330 m | 18.7 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 266° | 324 m | 22.1 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 189° | 303 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | S 191° | 303 m | 20.3 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 309° | 278 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 178° | 275 m | 13.2 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 | 16:50 | 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 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399381
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