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Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University

Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University from directly overhead

Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Female Department of Baylor University, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.31871, -96.35440

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Baylor Park: 0.0 mi
  • Baylor University State Park: 0.1 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 9.5 mi
  • Overlook Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hohlt Park: 9.7 mi
Museums: 15
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 9
  • George Bush Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Haynes Ring Replica: 20.1 mi
  • Bugle Stand: 20.3 mi
  • Danger 79er: 20.4 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 13.9 mi
  • Mount Aggie: 19.6 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 21.6 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Pickard High School: 10.7 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 11.9 mi
  • Earth Art: 24.5 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 24.7 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 24.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 24.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 24.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 24.5 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainWSW 240°139 m21.6 mi
Shepherd MountainWSW 257°129 m13.9 mi
Mockingbird HillWNW 291°128 m23.7 mi
Mount AggieN 1°96.3 m19.6 mi
Green MountainW 269°86 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5620:31
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1916:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495259667481848478685851
Precip in3.22.93.23.34.73.91.92.83.44.33.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454133846

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