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Candace Midkiff Bean

Candace Midkiff Bean from directly overhead

Candace Midkiff Bean is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Selman-Roark Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 10 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.66310, -94.99333

122 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Bald Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Carter Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Bradford Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Henry White Mountain: 8.9 mi
Parks: 23
  • Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 10.3 mi
  • Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 11.4 mi
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 12.4 mi
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 12.5 mi
  • SH 7 Angelina River Public Access (TXDOT): 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNE221 m14.5 mi
Bradford MountainNW214 m8.2 mi
Flower MountainENE211 m12.8 mi
Pryor MountainWNW210 m12.2 mi
Ghent MountainWNW207 m22.6 mi
Mount HopeWNW206 m18.2 mi
Casey MountainNW200 m23.6 mi
Gibson MountainWNW199 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1619:5320:29
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1616:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414035

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