Fairfield Lake State Park
Fairfield Lake State Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Pine Mountain stands 231 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 21 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 25.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Ward Prairie Baptist Church: 4.4 mi
- Lake Chapel Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Antioch Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Colonel Wm. L. Moody: 6.1 mi
- W.L. Moody Confederate Reunion Grounds: 6.1 mi
- Mount Zion Park: 5.8 mi
- Fairfield Arena: 6.8 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Gus Engeling WRDA: 12.6 mi
- Big Lake Bottom WMA: 13.5 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.4 mi
- Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.7 mi
- Folsom Hills: 11.7 mi
- Burleson Hill: 12.7 mi
- Morgan Hill: 24.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 24.9 mi
- Cox Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Walker Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Lindsey Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Allen Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Freestone County Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 23.8 mi
- Navarro County Northbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Navarro County Southbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Coutchman: 20.9 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairfield Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | ENE 61° | 231 m | 24.9 mi |
| Burleson Hill | S 190° | 182 m | 12.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | SW 233° | 174 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 154° | 172 m | 2.7 mi |
| Folsom Hills | S 183° | 168 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield 3W, 9 mi away.
- American Coot50 obs
- Yaupon Holly42 obs
- Northern Cardinal37 obs
- Great Egret32 obs
- Neotropic Cormorant32 obs
- Pied-billed Grebe29 obs
- Eastern Phoebe29 obs
- Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo27 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.
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