Ben Milam
Ben Milam is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Milam County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 20 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
102 named places within 25 miles
- Milam County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg: 0.0 mi
- First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas: 0.1 mi
- Milam County Jail of 1895: 0.1 mi
- First National Bank of Cameron: 0.1 mi
- Cameron City Park: 0.3 mi
- Cameron Community Center: 0.5 mi
- O.J. Thomas Park: 0.7 mi
- Orchard Park: 0.7 mi
- Wilson Ledbetter Park: 0.7 mi
- Clarkson: 10.5 mi
- Bushdale: 12.2 mi
- Bryant Station: 12.9 mi
- Briary: 14.4 mi
- Nile: 16.4 mi
- Wilson Hill: 10.7 mi
- Hart Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Eland Rough: 13.0 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 0.1 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 22.6 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 23.3 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 24.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 6.1 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ben Milam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | SSE 159° | 196 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hart Mountain | SSE 154° | 194 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 116° | 164 m | 10.7 mi |
| Eland Rough | ESE 117° | 150 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 98° | 150 m | 14.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | E 99° | 140 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452343257
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