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Coleman County

Coleman County from directly overhead

Coleman County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 529 m. Robinson Peak stands 632 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Emma Daugherty Banister, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 19 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.74226, -99.30710
Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks: 27
Peaks: 17
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 1.2 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Red Knob: 11.3 mi
  • Barefoot Mountains: 12.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Heritage Hall Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 19.2 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 9.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robinson PeakNW 319°632 m17.7 mi
Bead MountainW 271°603 m16.3 mi
Santa Anna MountainsWNW 288°589 m1.2 mi
Lost MountainSSE 167°496 m22.9 mi
Holloway MountainsNE 35°491 m17.0 mi
Red KnobNNE 26°489 m11.3 mi
Barefoot MountainsNNE 29°489 m12.0 mi
Krueger HillESE 107°485 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3320:1120:46
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3417:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667481848477675749
Precip in1.31.92.22.03.73.62.12.52.52.72.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coleman, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402905140

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