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Ward County

Ward County from directly overhead

Ward County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 796 m. Hays Hill stands 850 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.53816, -103.06745

56 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Ferguson Park: 4.6 mi
  • Pearson Park: 10.5 mi
  • Hill Park: 11.1 mi
  • Duffey Park: 11.2 mi
  • Allen Park: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Monahans Sandhills: 14.7 mi
  • Hays Hill: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillW 260°850 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3220:04
June solstice06:4920:2521:01
September equinox07:4119:1819:50
December solstice07:4817:1717:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647482848276655244
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.31.61.91.92.21.50.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monahans, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346332520

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