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Chinese Coal Mine

Chinese Coal Mine from directly overhead

Chinese Coal Mine is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Cedar Hill stands 366 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lytle Methodist Church, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates29.22547, -98.81098

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Natalia Little League Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Devine City Park: 7.6 mi
  • John Curcio Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hendrick Arnold Nature Park: 8.7 mi
  • MVYBA Baseball Complex: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 36
Museums: 35
Attractions: 30
Peaks: 21
  • Black Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Rhins Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Flea Hill: 7.1 mi
  • California Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Dan Hill: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Alumni Pavillion: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinese Coal Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar HillNNW 342°366 m20.4 mi
Loma AltaN 353°352 m14.6 mi
Culebra HillNNE 13°346 m18.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 330°323 m14.8 mi
Schmidt HillNW 311°316 m15.3 mi
Ninemile HillNE 35°314 m24.9 mi
HillcrestNE 40°300 m23.0 mi
Flea HillNW 320°280 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3720:0420:38
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2617:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717783858580726355
Precip in1.71.82.22.33.43.02.12.14.13.41.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lytle 3W, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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