Whitesboro
Whitesboro is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Peak Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodwin Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
public library in Whitesboro, Texas, USA
Wikidata Q69970340, matched on coordinates and name (316 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodwin Park: 0.4 mi
- Center Park: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.6 mi
- Pop's Park: 8.3 mi
- Edison Park: 12.8 mi
- Diamond Horse Ranch: 1.3 mi
- Sadler Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Sadler United Methodist Church: 3.8 mi
- Sanborn Ranch: 4.9 mi
- Louis Wilmouth: 5.4 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 13.7 mi
- Cheetah: 14.4 mi
- Animal Encounters: 14.4 mi
- Tortoise: 14.4 mi
- Rabbit: 14.4 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 13.7 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 13.9 mi
- Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
- Red River Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Harber Wildlife Museum: 18.7 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 14.8 mi
- Mount Olive: 16.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 16.5 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.9 mi
- Peak Hill: 21.1 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 13.9 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 14.0 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 14.0 mi
- Solstice Calendar: 17.8 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 23.5 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 15.0 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Worship Area: 20.8 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Denison: 24.0 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 21.0 mi
- White Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Preston: 22.2 mi
- Sivells Bend: 22.6 mi
- Herman Baker Park: 15.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 17.9 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitesboro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Hill | NNW 330° | 294 m | 21.1 mi |
| Three Mounds | WNW 300° | 290 m | 23.0 mi |
| Flattop Peak | NNW 329° | 286 m | 19.9 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 353° | 264 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Olive | SW 217° | 255 m | 16.3 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | WSW 240° | 232 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403575464
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