Fort Mason, Site of
Fort Mason, Site of is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 507 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason County Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
fort at 314 Spruce St. Mason, Texas
Wikidata Q107320061, matched on coordinates and name (90 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Mason Grammar School: 0.4 mi
- Mason National Bank: 0.5 mi
- Mason County Jail: 0.5 mi
- Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A.: 0.6 mi
- R. Grosse and Sons: 0.6 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Purdy Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mason Mountains: 7.7 mi
- Shaft Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Double Knobs: 8.2 mi
- Grit: 6.0 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 8.8 mi
- Hilda: 12.7 mi
- Bettina: 16.6 mi
- Pontotoc: 19.0 mi
- Eckert Spring: 8.8 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 9.9 mi
- Garden Spring: 19.0 mi
- Kentner Spring: 22.1 mi
- H L Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Brockmann Point: 19.9 mi
- Welge Poing: 20.7 mi
- Indian Point: 22.2 mi
- Robbers Roost: 23.8 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 6.9 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 7.0 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 7.7 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Mason County Museum: 0.4 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Mason, Site of. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | S 184° | 684 m | 21.1 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SW 226° | 662 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | SSE 155° | 623 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNW 336° | 611 m | 7.7 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SSW 204° | 608 m | 19.9 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 301° | 606 m | 8.2 mi |
| County Line Hill | SE 142° | 601 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buckeye Point | SSE 152° | 601 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452318359
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