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Townsite of Wentz

Townsite of Wentz from directly overhead

Townsite of Wentz is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Devils Center Table stands 166 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Yarbrough Bend, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.46008, -98.44178

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 6.0 mi
  • Clifton & Nora Wheeler Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 11.6 mi
  • Tips Park: 15.2 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Register Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 7.9 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 14.4 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 19.4 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Geronimo: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils Center TableS 187°166 m22.9 mi
LaChusa HillS 186°160 m22.6 mi
San Caja HillSSE 164°146 m14.1 mi
Opossum HillNNE 22°114 m7.9 mi
Lipan HillsNNE 31°110 m23.3 mi
Koon HillW 276°107 m22.9 mi
Lipan HillsNNE 32°101 m19.4 mi
Register HillW 261°87 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3820:0120:35
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2317:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965727984868681746457
Precip in1.41.42.12.63.02.52.41.83.52.21.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calliham, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641092

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