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Townsite of Old Farmer

Townsite of Old Farmer from directly overhead

Townsite of Old Farmer is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Bear Mountain stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmer Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.34570, -98.55534
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 31
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Spy Knob: 5.2 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Gap Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Spie Knob: 10.8 mi
Parks: 16
  • Tommy Perkins Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
  • Griffin Park: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Eddleman Park: 14.5 mi
  • Newcastle City Park: 14.9 mi
  • Cabin Park: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSSE 159°438 m22.3 mi
Indian MountainSSE 162°434 m22.7 mi
Ross MountainSSE 156°431 m21.9 mi
Deck MountainSSE 150°423 m23.7 mi
Wolf MountainSSW 204°420 m17.0 mi
Pitts MountainSSE 154°420 m22.7 mi
Beehive MountainSSW 205°419 m17.6 mi
Flag MountainS 169°417 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2620:1120:48
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:3516:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637280858476655345
Precip in1.41.52.62.03.93.42.32.22.53.91.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olney, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453787796

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