- Elevation
- 381 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Mound522 m · 19.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 34.1310, -99.3005
Vernon City Park / Orbison Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded 381 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Allingham Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 381 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vernon City Park / Orbison Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound | WNW 284° | 522 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cedar Mound | WNW 283° | 506 m | 19.0 mi |
| Third Mound | WNW 281° | 489 m | 18.5 mi |
| Flat Top | WNW 293° | 488 m | 23.7 mi |
| Little Mound | W 281° | 476 m | 18.4 mi |
| Medicine Mounds | WNW 282° | 474 m | 18.9 mi |
| Raggedy | WSW 258° | 436 m | 23.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SE 136° | 357 m | 21.3 mi |
48 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 21
- Waggoner-Hicks House: 1.4 mi
- W. D. Berry Home: 1.7 mi
- Early Wilbarger County: 1.8 mi
- Vernon Drugstore: 1.8 mi
- Thaddeus Edgar Johnson: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 9
- Little Mound: 18.4 mi
- Third Mound: 18.5 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Mound: 19.0 mi
- Big Mound: 19.3 mi
Parks: 8
- Allingham Park: 1.3 mi
- Sunshine Park: 1.6 mi
- Christine Lyday Park: 2.0 mi
- D.L. Green Park: 2.3 mi
- Mason Park: 14.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Red River Valley Museum: 2.2 mi
- Tillman County Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
- Pioneer Townsite: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Hoot and Holler Crossing: 12.7 mi
- Medicine Mound: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
- Red Bluff: 8.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 2 mi away.
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