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Calliham

Calliham from directly overhead

Calliham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. San Caja Hill stands 146 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is First Producing Gas Well in McMullen County and First Gas Pipeline to San Antonio, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Unincorporated community in McMullen County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q5022114, matched on coordinates and name (157 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.48010, -98.34876

76 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 0.3 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 5.9 mi
  • Tips Park: 9.7 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 9.9 mi
  • Kopplin Park: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Opossum Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 8.8 mi
  • Register Hill: 13.4 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 15.8 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Geronimo: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calliham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Caja HillS146 m15.1 mi
Opossum HillNNW114 m6.5 mi
Odom HillE110 m20.2 mi
Lipan HillsNNE101 m15.8 mi
Register HillW87 m13.4 mi
Comanche HillsENE74 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3720:0020:35
September equinox07:2319:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0717:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965727984868681746457
Precip in1.41.42.12.63.02.52.41.83.52.21.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calliham, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641106

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