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Frontier Texas!

Frontier Texas! from directly overhead

Frontier Texas! is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Dates from 2004.

Wikidata Q5506040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.44936, -99.72827
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 51
  • Everman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Vera Hall Minter Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reyes Flores Park: 0.4 mi
  • Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Carver Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Flattop: 13.0 mi
  • Buzzard Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • East Peak: 15.6 mi
  • Cat Heads: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Buffalo Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 0.3 mi
  • Man in the Moon: 0.4 mi
  • "Mesteno" - Mustang Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Duck On A Bike: 0.4 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 2
  • Petrified Tree: 2.0 mi
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWSW 242°757 m23.3 mi
Buzzard MountainWSW 246°721 m14.8 mi
Round Top MountainWSW 237°715 m15.2 mi
Riney PeakWSW 243°704 m19.4 mi
Chalk PeakW 262°700 m23.5 mi
East PeakWSW 250°699 m15.6 mi
Indian MountainSSW 209°696 m18.0 mi
Bald Eagle MountainSSW 192°693 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:3320:1420:50
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3717:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667481858477675647
Precip in1.11.31.71.93.23.41.92.52.72.81.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/462523207

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