Burton Depot
Burton Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burton State Bank, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Burton, Washington County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024071, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 20.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Burton State Bank: 0.0 mi
- Burton Cafe: 0.0 mi
- Burton Community: 0.1 mi
- Steiner & Dallmeyer Building: 0.1 mi
- Burton Farmers Gin: 0.2 mi
- Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 5.8 mi
- McCain Creek Park: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Creek Park: 8.3 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 8.3 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit: 9.0 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 12.2 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 13.1 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 13.1 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Hellers Hill: 15.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 19.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 24.6 mi
- Independence: 17.7 mi
- Pisek: 18.3 mi
- Pickard High School: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- The Dime Box: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burton Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | SW 228° | 168 m | 15.5 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | WSW 252° | 139 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | S 187° | 137 m | 22.9 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | N 8° | 129 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NNW 337° | 128 m | 19.6 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SSW 192° | 125 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | WNW 297° | 121 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 232° | 101 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454133857
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