Benjamin Franklin Wheeler
Benjamin Franklin Wheeler is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 15.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
115 named places within 25 miles
- Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary: 0.1 mi
- Creagleville: 0.3 mi
- Poletown and Rhodesburg: 1.5 mi
- Wiley Hardeman Post: 2.9 mi
- First Methodist Church of Grand Saline: 2.9 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 7.4 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park: 7.7 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 10.3 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 10.6 mi
- Old City Lake: 10.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 7.7 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 15.7 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 19.6 mi
- Red Hill: 9.6 mi
- Greer Hill: 18.7 mi
- Mount Sinai: 19.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 22.6 mi
- Big Rock Top: 23.3 mi
- Corinth: 6.1 mi
- Clower: 9.5 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 15.8 mi
- Mars: 21.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 12.6 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SSW 206° | 207 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSW 206° | 187 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Hill | SSW 213° | 171 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SE 124° | 166 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emory, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454131565
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