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City of Wortham

City of Wortham from directly overhead

City of Wortham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is United Methodist Church of Wortham, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Town in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q969740, matched on coordinates and name (203 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.78760, -96.46418

112 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Mexia City Park: 7.9 mi
  • Booker T Washington Emancipation Proclamation Park: 11.9 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 12.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Bald Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 6.1 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Horn Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 20.6 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillSSW201 m20.0 mi
Tehuacana HillsWSW195 m6.1 mi
Bald HillW186 m4.9 mi
Burleson HillESE182 m24.9 mi
Morgan HillSSE174 m15.5 mi
Pilot KnobE172 m24.7 mi
Andrews HillS140 m21.9 mi
Black HillsNNW139 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:38
June solstice06:2219:5920:35
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2316:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587395

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