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Fort Mason, Site of

Fort Mason, Site of from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.73997, -99.23319

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
  • 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
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
  • Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 6.9 mi
  • Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 7.0 mi
  • Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointS 184°684 m21.1 mi
Monument MountainSW 226°662 m17.3 mi
Lehmann MountainSSE 155°623 m21.6 mi
Mason MountainsNNW 336°611 m7.7 mi
Steamboat MountainSSW 204°608 m19.9 mi
Double KnobsWNW 301°606 m8.2 mi
County Line HillSE 142°601 m21.1 mi
Buckeye PointSSE 152°601 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3520:0820:44
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3117:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667480838377675749
Precip in1.31.92.12.34.23.82.32.03.02.61.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452318359

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