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General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (1811-1862)

General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (1811-1862) from directly overhead

General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (1811-1862) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. Hyman Hill stands 647 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McCulloch County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.13538, -99.33540
Around it

81 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 30
Peaks: 26
  • Bryson Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Center of Texas: 10.4 mi
  • Corn Creek Hills: 11.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Point: 14.9 mi
Parks: 11
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Richards Park: 0.9 mi
  • Willie Washington Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rollie G White Complex: 1.4 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 0.7 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.7 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • HOT Museum: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A. (1811-1862). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyman HillWSW 237°647 m20.9 mi
Mason MountainsS 172°611 m20.5 mi
Double KnobsS 182°606 m23.2 mi
Rattlesnake PointNW 308°602 m14.9 mi
Lime PeakSE 142°600 m24.4 mi
Corn Creek HillsNNE 33°597 m11.4 mi
Table Top MountainN 358°592 m9.2 mi
Haystack MountainS 191°586 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3520:0920:45
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3317:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339215

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