Election Oak
Election Oak is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Lone Mountain stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gary Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
151 named places within 25 miles
- Gary Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Clifton Lutheran College: 4.1 mi
- Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Clifton College Administration Building: 4.1 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Dahl Park: 4.3 mi
- City Park: 4.5 mi
- Olsen Park: 5.0 mi
- Norman Hill: 6.3 mi
- Norway Hill: 6.5 mi
- Norse Hill: 7.4 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Bosque Museum: 4.1 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 4.2 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 6.6 mi
- Whitney museum: 20.6 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Bee Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.8 mi
- High Point: 18.4 mi
- White Bluff: 21.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 4.2 mi
- Serenity Point: 19.9 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 23.6 mi
- Mcc beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Election Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | WNW 282° | 396 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 272° | 391 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | W 278° | 373 m | 20.0 mi |
| Paul Mountain | WNW 282° | 373 m | 20.1 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 295° | 372 m | 20.1 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 300° | 366 m | 19.4 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NW 309° | 358 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jenson Mountain | WNW 281° | 355 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124049
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