Whitt Seminary
Whitt Seminary is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitt Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Parker County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q7996816, matched on coordinates and name (292 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 18.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 26 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 27 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 27 mi
- Parker Lookout · 27 mi
166 named places within 25 miles
- Whitt Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855: 3.4 mi
- Rock Creek Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Bethesda Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Fondren Cemetery: 6.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.3 mi
- Two Bush Knob: 6.2 mi
- Slipdown Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Wampler Hill: 8.6 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 9.0 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 9.9 mi
- Roadside Park: 10.0 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 10.5 mi
- Zappe Park: 11.6 mi
- Clark Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 11.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 11.0 mi
- Reflection Garden: 11.0 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 11.0 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Heritage Museum: 18.5 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 19.0 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 11.8 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 18.9 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 18.9 mi
- Life is Peachy: 19.0 mi
- Advance, Texas: 5.4 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 13.4 mi
- Rush Creek: 21.5 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 23.3 mi
- State park swim beach: 10.0 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 20.2 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitt Seminary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WSW 239° | 443 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 284° | 438 m | 23.9 mi |
| Indian Mountain | WNW 282° | 434 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ross Mountain | WNW 287° | 431 m | 23.1 mi |
| Deck Mountain | WNW 288° | 423 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pitts Mountain | WNW 287° | 420 m | 22.0 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | E 99° | 415 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | WSW 242° | 414 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971376666
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