Confederate Arms Factory
Confederate Arms Factory is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Connally Heights Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Connally Heights Park: 0.2 mi
- Bergfeld Park: 0.3 mi
- The Children's Park of Tyler: 0.4 mi
- Peach Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Peach Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Woman's Building: 0.3 mi
- Near Site of C.S.A. Ordnance Plant: 0.4 mi
- Chilton-Lipstate-Taylor House: 0.4 mi
- Rudolph Bergfeld: 0.4 mi
- Whitaker-McClendon House: 0.5 mi
- Todd Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Starrville Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Snow Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Mount Sinai: 15.5 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 18.8 mi
- Smith County Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden Center & Rose Museum: 1.1 mi
- Discovery Science Place: 1.2 mi
- Tyler Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Goodman-LeGrand House: 1.4 mi
- Utica: 12.7 mi
- Douglas: 13.9 mi
- Etna: 14.0 mi
- Belzora: 16.4 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 24.4 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 3.1 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Arms Factory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | WSW 237° | 234 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | WSW 258° | 212 m | 18.8 mi |
| Snow Mountain | S 172° | 201 m | 15.1 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | NE 51° | 196 m | 13.1 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | ENE 74° | 192 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SW 236° | 192 m | 22.0 mi |
| Todd Mountain | N 3° | 185 m | 11.4 mi |
| Kickapoo Mountain | SSW 206° | 173 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546129
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