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Burnam's Ferry

Burnam's Ferry from directly overhead

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 James J. Ross, a historic site 5.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.80208, -96.79708

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 25
  • 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
Peaks: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillWSW 245°181 m21.4 mi
Hellers HillN 2°168 m15.8 mi
Russell HillWSW 242°154 m24.4 mi
Monument HillNW 317°138 m7.8 mi
Rocky HillENE 69°137 m10.0 mi
Live Oak HillENE 66°125 m7.8 mi
Indian HillNNW 329°101 m13.2 mi
Wilson HillESE 111°71 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5720:32
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:1916:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586735

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