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Charles Standfield Taylor

Charles Standfield Taylor from directly overhead

Charles Standfield Taylor is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Haden Edwards, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.60274, -94.64921

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Eugenia Stern Park: 0.1 mi
  • Banita Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.7 mi
  • Blount Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pecan Park: 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 10
  • The Island: 10.8 mi
  • Flower Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Denny Mountain: 17.5 mi
  • Beard Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Button Mountain: 20.1 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tonkawa Spring: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Angelina College Roadrunner: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNW 323°221 m20.1 mi
Flower MountainNW 319°211 m14.4 mi
Sirls MountainNNW 338°189 m23.3 mi
Denny MountainNW 319°188 m17.5 mi
Hollow Rock MountainNE 49°172 m21.1 mi
Beard MountainNW 313°160 m19.9 mi
Bennett MountainNE 42°159 m22.4 mi
The IslandSW 216°67 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:30
June solstice06:1519:5220:27
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1516:4317:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675649
Precip in4.54.24.54.04.54.12.93.74.14.34.44.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nacogdoches, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452355521

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