TEXAS LOOKOUTS
BURKEVILLE
Newton County
Texas Forest Service
Texas Forest Service
DESIGNATION - BURKEVILLE LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - BK3234
STATE/COUNTY- TX/NEWTON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SHANKLERVILLE (1984)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (LGB)
THE POINT OBSERVED WAS THE TOP OF THE PYRAMIDAL ROOF OF A SMALL
HOUSE SUPPORTED BY A FOUR-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE AND THE OVERALL HEIGH
ABOUT 110 FEET. THE TOWER IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF
BURKEVILLE AND BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 87 AND FARM ROAD 1414.