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Glover School

Glover School from directly overhead

Glover School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Weches CCC Camp, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.51371, -95.25477

101 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 25
  • Liberty Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Big Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Houston Mound: 10.0 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 10.1 mi
Parks: 8
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.3 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNNE214 m19.4 mi
Pryor MountainNNE210 m14.8 mi
Ghent MountainN207 m23.0 mi
Mount HopeN206 m18.5 mi
Jones MountainNNE199 m13.2 mi
Gibson MountainNNE199 m14.1 mi
Reagan MountainNNE199 m15.3 mi
Camp HillNW199 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414195726

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