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Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896

Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896 from directly overhead

Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of North Texas History, a museum 0.1 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.91158, -98.49243

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 24
Peaks: 6
  • Bare Butte: 8.7 mi
  • Temple Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 16.2 mi
  • Martin Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Sunshine Hill: 20.3 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillWNW 301°368 m20.3 mi
Floral MoundWNW 296°367 m22.7 mi
Bare ButteWSW 258°322 m8.7 mi
Temple HillW 260°321 m10.1 mi
Twin MountainW 270°321 m16.2 mi
Martin HillNNE 18°303 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2420:1220:49
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3616:5117:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637280858476655344
Precip in1.21.42.02.53.83.42.02.53.02.91.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Falls Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453787763

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