Burnam's Ferry
Burnam's Ferry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dubina, a historic site 5.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
115 named places within 25 miles
- Dubina: 5.5 mi
- Old Osage: 6.5 mi
- Cesko Narodni Hrbitov: 6.5 mi
- Holman-Seifert Homestead: 6.5 mi
- Saint Michael's Catholic Church: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 6.4 mi
- Hill Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- White Rock Park: 7.7 mi
- Kruschel Park: 8.7 mi
- The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 7.1 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 8.1 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 8.1 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 7.8 mi
- Monument Hill: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Hill: 10.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.2 mi
- Hellers Hill: 15.8 mi
- Osage: 6.5 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 11.1 mi
- Oakland: 14.0 mi
- Pisek: 15.1 mi
- Hackberry: 16.1 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnam's Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | WSW 245° | 181 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hellers Hill | N 2° | 168 m | 15.8 mi |
| Russell Hill | WSW 242° | 154 m | 24.4 mi |
| Monument Hill | NW 317° | 138 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ENE 69° | 137 m | 10.0 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | ENE 66° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 329° | 101 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 111° | 71 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
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 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403586735
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