Greenvine Gas Discovery
Greenvine Gas Discovery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenvine Baptist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Human settlement in Washington County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q5604759, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
127 named places within 25 miles
- Greenvine Baptist Church: 0.0 mi
- Greenvine Schools: 0.1 mi
- Bethlehem Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Site of Wesley School: 4.5 mi
- St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Harmonie Park: 6.9 mi
- Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 7.9 mi
- Henkel Square: 8.9 mi
- Jackson Street Park: 9.7 mi
- Hattie Powers Park: 9.7 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 12.7 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 16.2 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Hellers Hill: 15.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 18.8 mi
- Pisek: 13.8 mi
- Independence: 19.0 mi
- Rock Island: 23.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 8.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Pickard High School: 10.8 mi
- The Dime Box: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greenvine Gas Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | WSW 247° | 168 m | 15.0 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | WNW 296° | 139 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SSW 195° | 137 m | 18.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | N 353° | 129 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NNW 336° | 128 m | 24.7 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SSW 201° | 125 m | 19.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 244° | 101 m | 23.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 10° | 86 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971405075
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