Cherokee Trace
Cherokee Trace is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leesburg Cemetery, a historic site 2.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 23 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Leesburg Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Monticello Missionary Baptist Church: 4.3 mi
- Rockhill Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Ferndale Club: 5.3 mi
- Reeves Chapel: 6.2 mi
- Monticello Park: 4.0 mi
- Cypress Creek Park: 4.0 mi
- Walleye Park: 4.7 mi
- Mary King Park: 4.9 mi
- Over Look Park: 5.2 mi
- Stivers Hill: 11.4 mi
- Wilks Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Howell Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Massey Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Couch Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 7.4 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 7.5 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum: 8.8 mi
- Winnesboro Station: 12.6 mi
- Old Fire Station Museum: 13.3 mi
- Center Point: 15.8 mi
- Kelsey: 20.7 mi
- Coffeeville: 23.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 21.9 mi
- Serenity Garden: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Trace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | SSE 164° | 204 m | 22.9 mi |
| Stivers Hill | SW 225° | 194 m | 11.4 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | SSE 154° | 188 m | 23.2 mi |
| Camp Mountain | SE 135° | 187 m | 24.2 mi |
| Howell Mountain | SE 131° | 185 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gilmont Lookout | SE 142° | 184 m | 19.9 mi |
| McDonald Mountain | SSE 155° | 181 m | 23.6 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SE 127° | 178 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402913611
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