Community of Weches
Community of Weches is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is CCC Bathtubs, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.
Wikidata Q7979007, matched on coordinates and name (252 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
106 named places within 25 miles
- CCC Bathtubs: 0.2 mi
- Sentry Pine: 0.3 mi
- The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Fire Tower Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mission San Francisco de los Tejas: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Hill: 3.8 mi
- Fowler Hill: 5.8 mi
- Big Hill: 5.9 mi
- Collins Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Smith Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 0.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.6 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 15.7 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 17.3 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 18.4 mi
- Weeping Mary: 5.4 mi
- Morrill: 10.2 mi
- Wildhurst: 12.5 mi
- Chronister: 12.5 mi
- New Birmingham: 17.0 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 17.8 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 21.3 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Community of Weches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | NNE 31° | 214 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | N 11° | 210 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NNW 346° | 207 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Hope | N 352° | 206 m | 16.5 mi |
| Casey Mountain | N 350° | 200 m | 23.9 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNE 14° | 199 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NNE 21° | 199 m | 11.4 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | NNE 13° | 199 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:46 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414195725
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