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Dr. William Reuben Tennison

Dr. William Reuben Tennison from directly overhead

Dr. William Reuben Tennison is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is New Summerfield Methodist Church, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.97139, -95.09389

139 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
  • Gill Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Rock Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Quinn Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Rocky Point: 8.6 mi
  • Casey Mountain: 13.3 mi
Parks: 32
  • Nichols' Green Park: 9.4 mi
  • Buckner Park: 9.6 mi
  • Nellie Crim Park: 9.8 mi
  • Bolton Park: 10.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 10.4 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainESE221 m16.9 mi
Bradford MountainS214 m15.1 mi
Flower MountainSE211 m22.1 mi
Pryor MountainSSW210 m18.2 mi
Gray MountainW209 m18.2 mi
Ghent MountainSW207 m15.7 mi
Mount HopeSW206 m16.7 mi
Snow MountainNW201 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1619:5420:30
September equinox07:0918:4619:19
December solstice07:1816:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279838277665649
Precip in4.54.23.83.44.34.03.43.13.54.74.24.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870500

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