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Chappell Hill Female College Bell

Chappell Hill Female College Bell from directly overhead

Chappell Hill Female College Bell is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Chappell Hill College, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

building in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas

Wikidata Q5073380, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.14092, -96.25272

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Patrick Heard Park: 7.8 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 8.5 mi
  • Toubin Park: 8.9 mi
  • Henderson Park: 9.0 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 9.1 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Pickard High School: 8.3 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.7 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.7 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 14.2 mi
  • 1824 Well: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 21.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 24.3 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainW 273°139 m24.8 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 295°129 m21.7 mi
Red HillS 186°94 m22.4 mi
Green MountainNW 308°86 m19.9 mi
Hockley MoundESE 116°74 m24.3 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 5080 °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/12454133849

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