Roanoke Engine 1
Roanoke Engine 1 is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Pat Dick Hill stands 291 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roanoke Water Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Denton County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q969223, matched on coordinates and name (771 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Roanoke
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Roanoke Water Tower: 0.0 mi
- Roanoke: 0.0 mi
- Silver Spur Saloon: 0.1 mi
- Roanoke Lodge No. 668, A.F. & A.M.: 0.2 mi
- Roanoke I.O.O.F. Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Austin Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Fairplay Park: 0.3 mi
- Roanoke Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Roanoke Parks and Recreation: 0.5 mi
- Cannon Parkway Park: 0.6 mi
- Say What You See!: 4.9 mi
- Say What You See!: 4.9 mi
- Say What You See!: 4.9 mi
- ==: 4.9 mi
- The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: 7.5 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 9.7 mi
- Moxley Manor: 10.9 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 11.0 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 11.0 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 16.0 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 9.4 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 9.7 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 11.6 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Vintage Flying Museum: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 8.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 9.4 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 9.5 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 9.6 mi
- Town Common: 1.3 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 6.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 8.0 mi
- Crawford Hill: 9.2 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 15.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Shayhan Point: 16.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 17.7 mi
- Lone Point: 18.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 23.1 mi
- Elizabethtown: 3.2 mi
- Sowers: 18.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 22.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 23.5 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 17.5 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roanoke Engine 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dick Hill | WNW 300° | 291 m | 21.7 mi |
| Burton Knob | WSW 256° | 278 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 242° | 264 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 9° | 253 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 5° | 244 m | 18.9 mi |
| Long Point | N 6° | 234 m | 9.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | N 10° | 231 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSE 151° | 218 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Alliance AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/766785188
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