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Town of Fashing

Town of Fashing from directly overhead

Town of Fashing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north-northwest, 1.1 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

Unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q110363000, matched on coordinates and name (53 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.79211, -98.14007

100 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Parks: 22
  • Falls City Veterans Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
  • Karnes City Aquatic Center: 15.4 mi
  • Karnes City Park: 15.9 mi
  • Highland Park: 16.4 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Tordillo Hills: 1.1 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 6.9 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 17.5 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsNNW153 m1.1 mi
Tordillo HillN145 m5.0 mi
Opossum HillSW114 m21.9 mi
Lipan HillsWSW110 m6.9 mi
Odom HillSSE110 m19.6 mi
Lookout HillENE101 m19.2 mi
Comanche HillsSSW74 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3620:0020:35
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2217:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707783858580726355

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Karnes City 2N, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6184588558

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