Chas. Hoya Land Office
Chas. Hoya Land Office 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 Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024270, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston: 0.0 mi
- Sam Houston's First Home in Texas: 0.0 mi
- Ingraham Building: 0.0 mi
- Old "Red" House: 0.0 mi
- Nine Flags of Nacogdoches: 0.0 mi
- Eugenia Stern Park: 0.3 mi
- Banita Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.7 mi
- Blount Park: 0.9 mi
- Pecan Park: 1.1 mi
- The Island: 10.5 mi
- Flower Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Denny Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Beard Mountain: 19.7 mi
- Button Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 0.3 mi
- Old University Building: 0.4 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 1.2 mi
- Texas Forestry Museum: 17.7 mi
- Museum of East Texas: 18.4 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 1.9 mi
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 15.9 mi
- Angelina College Roadrunner: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chas. Hoya Land Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NW 324° | 221 m | 19.9 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NW 321° | 211 m | 14.2 mi |
| Carter Mountain | WNW 292° | 196 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | NNW 339° | 189 m | 23.2 mi |
| Denny Mountain | NW 320° | 188 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hollow Rock Mountain | NE 50° | 172 m | 21.4 mi |
| Beard Mountain | NW 314° | 160 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | NE 43° | 159 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:43 | 17:20 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nacogdoches, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452355540
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