Arthur Sears Park
Arthur Sears Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 519 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is William G. and Shirley Swenson Home, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- William G. and Shirley Swenson Home: 0.7 mi
- Mascot Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Hardin-Simmons University: 0.9 mi
- Alumni Circle: 0.9 mi
- Hardin-Simmons University Campus Triangle: 1.0 mi
- Cobb Park: 1.0 mi
- North Park: 1.6 mi
- Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden: 1.8 mi
- Will Hair Park: 1.8 mi
- Lee Park: 1.8 mi
- Flattop: 13.8 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 14.5 mi
- East Peak: 15.1 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Cat Heads: 15.5 mi
- Good Night Dinosaur: 1.8 mi
- Marcel and Wilfred: 1.8 mi
- The Three Little Kittens: 1.8 mi
- Stuart Little: 1.8 mi
- Charlotte & Wilbur: 1.8 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 2.0 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 2.2 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Center: 2.5 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 4.1 mi
- Petrified Tree: 0.9 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 12.3 mi
- Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Callahan County Westbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Audra: 13.7 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arthur Sears Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WSW 237° | 757 m | 23.1 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | WSW 237° | 721 m | 14.5 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SW 228° | 715 m | 15.2 mi |
| Riney Peak | WSW 237° | 704 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chalk Peak | WSW 257° | 700 m | 22.5 mi |
| East Peak | WSW 242° | 699 m | 15.1 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSW 203° | 696 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | S 188° | 693 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.
- Great-tailed Grackle257 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel183 obs
- American Robin156 obs
- Mallard145 obs
- honey mesquite95 obs
- Greylag Goose93 obs
- White-winged Dove92 obs
- House Sparrow74 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/461261466
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