Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway
Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 14.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 25 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 26 mi
158 named places within 25 miles
- My Faithful Warrior: 0.2 mi
- Fort Wolters: 1.7 mi
- Old Camp Wolters: 2.6 mi
- Elmwood Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches: 4.0 mi
- Duke Mountain: 1.5 mi
- East Mountain: 4.1 mi
- West Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 5.2 mi
- Pollard Hill: 6.9 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 1.7 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 2.0 mi
- Southeast Park: 4.3 mi
- Zappe Park: 4.6 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 5.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 0.1 mi
- Reflection Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 0.2 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 0.2 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 14.2 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 14.3 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 15.2 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 4.5 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 14.1 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 14.1 mi
- Life is Peachy: 14.4 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Conway Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Advance, Texas: 11.6 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 19.0 mi
- State park swim beach: 1.0 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | W 266° | 443 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 258° | 443 m | 23.2 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | NE 36° | 415 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | W 275° | 414 m | 16.6 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 286° | 401 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tettertiller Hill | NNW 337° | 397 m | 20.3 mi |
| McClure Mountain | WNW 299° | 396 m | 17.7 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | W 276° | 394 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453476932
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