Castell School
Castell School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Cedar Mountain stands 608 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Unincorporated community in Llano County, Texas.
Wikidata Q5049663, matched on coordinates and name (266 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 15.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Briscoe Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Morris Hill: 7.3 mi
- Kings Mountain: 7.7 mi
- House Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Meusebach Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Bettina: 0.2 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 9.4 mi
- Hilda: 12.1 mi
- Pontotoc: 14.6 mi
- Apex: 18.8 mi
- Robinson City Park: 15.0 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 15.9 mi
- Badu Park: 17.0 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 17.3 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 23.2 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 6.7 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 16.0 mi
- Eckert Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 18.1 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 20.2 mi
- H L Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Brockmann Point: 17.2 mi
- Welge Poing: 18.3 mi
- Indian Point: 20.4 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Mason County Museum: 16.6 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 17.1 mi
- Llano County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 14.6 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 17.1 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Castell School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mountain | S 170° | 608 m | 15.4 mi |
| County Line Hill | SSW 194° | 601 m | 14.3 mi |
| Lime Peak | NW 325° | 600 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | SSE 165° | 594 m | 15.3 mi |
| Flathead Point | SSW 200° | 584 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | NNE 17° | 580 m | 15.3 mi |
| High Point | N 350° | 575 m | 15.8 mi |
| Nixon Mountain | SW 228° | 574 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452327297
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