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Weatherford College Old Main Building

Weatherford College Old Main Building from directly overhead

Weatherford College Old Main Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Roger Williams Baseball Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

texan public community college

Dates from 1869.

Wikidata Q7978277, matched on coordinates and name (144 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.74174, -97.79253

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens: 30
Peaks: 24
  • Oyster Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Joe Bell Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Tater Nob: 6.9 mi
  • Chattanooga Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Nebo Mountain: 9.5 mi
Museums: 21
Artworks: 18
  • Parker County Peach Festival: 1.2 mi
  • Historic Downtown Weatherford: 1.2 mi
  • Life is Peachy: 1.2 mi
  • Greetings from Mineral Wells: 19.2 mi
  • RS4606: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Main Event Entertainment: 22.8 mi
  • Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 24.7 mi
  • Livestock Barns: 24.8 mi
  • Will Rogers Coliseum: 24.8 mi
  • Burnett Building: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 22.0 mi
  • Acton Nature Center: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainNNW 334°415 m15.6 mi
Indian KnobN 8°387 m14.6 mi
Skeen PeakN 358°373 m17.5 mi
Bald KnobNW 319°359 m16.6 mi
Double MountainSW 231°359 m24.2 mi
Oyster HillNW 320°351 m0.9 mi
Buck KnobN 10°345 m11.7 mi
Tater NobSSE 156°344 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2420:0720:43
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3016:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647280848376655446
Precip in2.02.63.02.74.43.91.92.63.23.83.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weatherford, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453443287

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