Captain George English
Captain George English is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Jones Mountain stands 199 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim English Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
84 named places within 25 miles
- Jim English Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Stanton Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- New Energy Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice: 6.3 mi
- Rice Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- Sugar Mounds: 11.4 mi
- Liberty Hill: 13.6 mi
- Gary Hill: 13.8 mi
- Houston Mound: 16.2 mi
- Big Hill: 18.6 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 13.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.3 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
- Trinity County Park: 21.4 mi
- Weeping Mary: 17.9 mi
- Wildhurst: 19.4 mi
- Chronister: 19.9 mi
- Morrill: 20.7 mi
- Prairie Point: 22.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain George English. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mountain | NNE 15° | 199 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NNE 18° | 199 m | 24.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 15° | 191 m | 24.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 17° | 184 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sunshine Mountain | NNE 21° | 183 m | 23.1 mi |
| Collins Mountain | NNE 15° | 181 m | 20.6 mi |
| Henry White Mountain | NNE 22° | 178 m | 23.7 mi |
| Houston Mound | NNW 334° | 168 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439403
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