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Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway

Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway from directly overhead

Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kosse Tabernacle, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2020
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.30681, -96.62964

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 11
  • Hawkins Park: 16.0 mi
  • Falconer Park: 16.0 mi
  • Marlin City Park: 16.1 mi
  • Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 18.4 mi
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Bald Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Horn Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 17.0 mi
  • Payne Hill: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillN 355°201 m16.7 mi
Morgan HillNE 37°174 m23.1 mi
Andrews HillNE 38°140 m14.3 mi
Payne HillESE 106°137 m21.6 mi
Bald HillW 261°122 m10.7 mi
Cedar MoundNE 42°113 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2319:5920:35
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2216:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657280838377675648
Precip in3.32.93.73.45.03.01.82.23.14.32.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlin, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415462

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