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Chappell Hill

Chappell Hill from directly overhead

Chappell Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Soule University for Boys, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

Unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas.

Wikidata Q5073378, matched on coordinates and name (38 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.13562, -96.25695

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Patrick Heard Park: 7.5 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 8.4 mi
  • Toubin Park: 8.7 mi
  • Henderson Park: 8.8 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Pickard High School: 8.2 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.8 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 14.7 mi
  • 1824 Well: 24.6 mi
  • Museum: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 21.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 24.4 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainW139 m24.6 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW129 m21.6 mi
Red HillS94 m22.0 mi
Green MountainNW86 m19.9 mi
Hockley MoundESE74 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:2519:5520:30
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:1816:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687681848479716153
Precip in3.32.73.43.55.24.22.43.63.94.33.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellville 6nne, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454133850

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