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Weatherford Post Office

Weatherford Post Office from directly overhead

Weatherford Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Vintage Car Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.75911, -97.79592

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 25
  • Oyster Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Joe Bell Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Tater Nob: 8.1 mi
  • Chattanooga Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Buzzard Hill: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Parker County Peach Festival: 0.1 mi
  • Life is Peachy: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Downtown Weatherford: 0.1 mi
  • Greetings from Mineral Wells: 18.7 mi
  • RS4606: 21.8 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 21.5 mi
  • Acton Nature Center: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Main Event Entertainment: 23.2 mi
  • Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainNNW 332°415 m14.5 mi
Indian KnobN 10°387 m13.5 mi
Skeen PeakN 358°373 m16.3 mi
Two Bush KnobNNW 326°373 m24.0 mi
Bald KnobNW 317°359 m15.6 mi
Double MountainSW 229°359 m24.9 mi
Oyster HillSSW 213°351 m0.6 mi
Buck KnobNNE 12°345 m10.6 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 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476913

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