Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years
Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Gunsight Mountain stands 503 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bone Bend · 26 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Parker Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephens County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Stephens County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Camp Breckenridge, C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Breckenridge Stephens Walker: 0.0 mi
- Old First National Bank Building: 0.1 mi
- Donkey Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spy Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Gore Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Coal Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Hog Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Miller Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 19.5 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Possum Kingdom State Park: 22.1 mi
- Parade Ground: 22.4 mi
- Swenson Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 2.3 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 22.8 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 22.9 mi
- Eliasville: 16.3 mi
- La Casa: 16.5 mi
- Fort Griffin: 22.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.8 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 24.9 mi
- Ol' Rip: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsight Mountain | S 172° | 503 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 194° | 494 m | 19.3 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | SE 139° | 482 m | 12.1 mi |
| Double mountain | S 185° | 476 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 179° | 475 m | 19.4 mi |
| Brown Pen Mountain | SSE 169° | 465 m | 11.8 mi |
| Greer Mountains | WSW 244° | 456 m | 21.8 mi |
| Round Hill | W 280° | 455 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:11 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breckenridge, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453541847
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