Gotcher Trace
Gotcher Trace is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site 4.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 14.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
131 named places within 25 miles
- Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church: 4.9 mi
- Bethlehem Church: 7.1 mi
- Schiege Cigar Factory Manager's House: 7.1 mi
- Wandke House: 7.1 mi
- Schiege House: 7.1 mi
- Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 6.5 mi
- Henkel Square: 7.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 8.8 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 10.0 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 11.0 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 5.5 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Lee County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 16.5 mi
- Hellers Hill: 6.7 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.1 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 17.6 mi
- Grassyville: 17.2 mi
- Pin Oak: 18.0 mi
- Pisek: 19.2 mi
- Flower Hill: 23.2 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 23.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Memorial Grove: 23.4 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 23.6 mi
- The Dime Box: 16.0 mi
- Pickard High School: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gotcher Trace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | S 179° | 168 m | 6.7 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | ENE 72° | 139 m | 7.8 mi |
| Monument Hill | SSW 199° | 138 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SSE 155° | 137 m | 21.0 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NE 51° | 129 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | N 10° | 128 m | 22.1 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SSE 161° | 125 m | 20.5 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | NNW 327° | 121 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403586753
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