Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot
Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Jenson Mountain stands 355 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Bosque and McLennan counties in Texas, United States
Wikidata Q976039, matched on coordinates and name (122 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 10.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Fe Park: 0.0 mi
- Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 0.2 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 0.9 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 10.4 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 10.7 mi
- First Methodist Church of Valley Mills: 0.1 mi
- Valley Mills Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Roden Taylor Crain: 0.6 mi
- Texas Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Gary Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Norway Hill: 10.9 mi
- Norman Hill: 11.7 mi
- Norse Hill: 13.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 0.0 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 10.6 mi
- Bosque Museum: 10.6 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast: 15.5 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.7 mi
- Emmons Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Bee Bluff: 19.5 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 18.7 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 22.0 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Garden of Contentment: 22.1 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 22.0 mi
- Serenity Point: 22.6 mi
- Historic Bell: 22.8 mi
- CCC Plaque: 22.8 mi
- Bird Blind: 23.2 mi
- Mcc beach: 17.9 mi
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 22.4 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Mountain | WNW 292° | 355 m | 20.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WNW 299° | 354 m | 23.0 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | NW 307° | 348 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cranfills Mountain | WNW 291° | 344 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rogstad Mountain | WNW 294° | 343 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ilseng Mountain | WNW 292° | 342 m | 19.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 291° | 337 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gary Mountain | WNW 295° | 330 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
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 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco Rgnl AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124053
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