Historic site · Texas

Alleyton

Alleyton from directly overhead

Alleyton is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Rocky Hill stands 137 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Alleyton Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 20 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas

Wikidata Q3477725, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1936
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates29.70666, -96.48653

20.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Alleyton Cemetery: 0.3 mi
Alleyton, C.S.A.: 0.4 mi
Beason's (Beeson's) Crossing: 2.9 mi
Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River: 2.9 mi
Columbus Waterworks: 3.1 mi

Parks25

Beason's Crossing Park: 3.0 mi
Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
Cardinal Park: 4.5 mi
Municipal Park: 11.9 mi

Museums7

Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum: 3.1 mi
Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum: 3.2 mi
Alley Log Cabin and Antique Tool Museum: 3.3 mi
Prairie Edge Museum: 12.4 mi
The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 17.2 mi

Ghost towns7

Osage: 13.9 mi
Pisek: 15.6 mi
Rexville: 16.5 mi
Oakland: 21.9 mi
Nottawa: 23.3 mi

Peaks6

Wilson Hill: 2.2 mi
Alley Hill: 3.6 mi
Middle Brook Hill: 6.7 mi
Rocky Hill: 13.7 mi
Red Hill: 14.1 mi

Attractions5

YBR: 22.3 mi
San Felipe de Austin: 23.2 mi
St Mary's Grotto: 24.1 mi
1824 Well: 24.3 mi
Museum: 24.3 mi

Rest areas2

Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 7.4 mi
Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 7.5 mi

Nature reserves1

D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rocky Hill	NW 317°	137 m	13.7 mi
Live Oak Hill	NW 310°	125 m	15.0 mi
Red Hill	ENE 57°	94 m	14.1 mi
Wilson Hill	ESE 122°	71 m	2.2 mi
Middle Brook Hill	SE 142°	62 m	6.7 mi
Alley Hill	SE 140°	59 m	3.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:06	19:38
June solstice	06:27	19:55	20:30
September equinox	07:15	18:52	19:24
December solstice	07:18	16:56	17:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	56	62	68	76	81	84	84	79	71	61	53
Precip in	3.7	2.8	3.3	3.8	4.8	5.1	2.9	3.3	3.3	4.7	4.0	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402964113

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