Akin Hill
Akin Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
116 named places within 25 miles
- Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp: 1.9 mi
- Emancipation Park: 7.1 mi
- Original Site of The Steamboat House: 7.3 mi
- Jesse Parker: 7.4 mi
- Powell Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Emancipation Park: 7.1 mi
- Mance park: 7.5 mi
- Founders park: 7.7 mi
- Eastham Thomason North Park: 7.8 mi
- Eastham Thomason Dog Park: 7.8 mi
- Gospel Hill: 6.2 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 8.0 mi
- Smith Hill: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 11.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 12.4 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 8.3 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 8.9 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 8.9 mi
- San Jacinto Old Jail Museum: 23.9 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 8.7 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Prairie Point: 19.4 mi
- Goshen: 20.1 mi
- Antioch: 20.4 mi
- Esperanza: 21.7 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 7.5 mi
- The Raven: 8.3 mi
- Walker County Southbound Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Akin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | SW 220° | 144 m | 8.0 mi |
| Smith Hill | SW 233° | 126 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SW 228° | 96 m | 21.5 mi |
| Shepard Hill | S 189° | 95 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ENE 71° | 92 m | 6.2 mi |
| Liberty Hill | ESE 103° | 82 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ENE 69° | 77 m | 11.8 mi |
| Camp Hill | ENE 72° | 61 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:49 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454128170
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