Dabney Hill Freedom Colony
Dabney Hill Freedom Colony is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 129 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Snook Brethren Church, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 14.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Snook Brethren Church: 0.7 mi
- Snook: 0.9 mi
- Snook Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Giesenschlag Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Mount ESTI: 8.7 mi
- Autumn Lake Park: 9.4 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 9.5 mi
- Research Park: 9.5 mi
- Villa West Park: 9.7 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 9.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 12.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 13.1 mi
- Stone City: 9.7 mi
- Wicker: 9.9 mi
- Enright: 10.4 mi
- Varisco: 10.5 mi
- Sims: 12.2 mi
- George Bush Statue: 9.6 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 10.9 mi
- Bugle Stand: 11.1 mi
- Danger 79er: 11.1 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 11.2 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 13.2 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 13.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 13.6 mi
- Mount Aggie: 10.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 15.6 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 11.2 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 23.4 mi
- Earth Art: 13.1 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 22.4 mi
- Pickard High School: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 24.7 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dabney Hill Freedom Colony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 202° | 129 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WSW 254° | 128 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NE 47° | 96.3 m | 10.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 192° | 86 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395072497
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