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Calliham

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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. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 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

80 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: 7
  • 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 HillS 187°146 m15.1 mi
Opossum HillNNW 336°114 m6.5 mi
Lipan HillsNNE 19°110 m19.6 mi
Odom HillE 80°110 m20.2 mi
Lipan HillsNNE 17°101 m15.8 mi
Register HillW 259°87 m13.4 mi
Comanche HillsENE 57°74 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 5080 °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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