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Town of Iowa Park

Town of Iowa Park from directly overhead

Town of Iowa Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas Oklahoma Fair, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

City in Wichita County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q982033, matched on coordinates and name (409 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95120, -98.66776

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oscar Park: 0.7 mi
  • W.F. George Field Park: 1.0 mi
  • Foley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Burnett Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Buffalo OHV Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Temple Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Bare Butte: 4.8 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Sunshine Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Floral Mound: 12.6 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillNW368 m10.6 mi
Floral MoundNW367 m12.6 mi
Twin PeaksW357 m21.8 mi
Potato HillW348 m18.0 mi
Bare ButteSSE322 m4.8 mi
Temple HillS321 m4.6 mi
Twin MountainWSW321 m6.8 mi
Martin HillNE303 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1320:50
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3716:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637280858476655344
Precip in1.21.42.02.53.83.42.02.53.02.91.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Falls Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971382699

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