Half Moon
Half Moon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Herder Half Moon Place, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
96 named places within 25 miles
- Herder Half Moon Place: 0.9 mi
- SPJST Shiner Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Shiner Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Shiner Colored Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- Welhausen Park: 1.5 mi
- Moulton City Park: 9.7 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 10.0 mi
- Yoakum City Park: 11.2 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 15.3 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 2.0 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 15.5 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 15.9 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 18.2 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 9.8 mi
- Frederick Mound: 11.0 mi
- Russell Hill: 14.1 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 15.5 mi
- Obar Hill: 16.8 mi
- Petersburg: 18.0 mi
- Praha: 18.0 mi
- Hackberry: 21.8 mi
- Monthalia: 24.8 mi
- Oakland: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Half Moon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | NNE 17° | 181 m | 16.8 mi |
| Frederick Mound | NNE 12° | 154 m | 11.0 mi |
| Russell Hill | N 10° | 154 m | 14.1 mi |
| Stevens Hill | W 273° | 119 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | NNW 339° | 107 m | 9.8 mi |
| Santa Anna Mound | W 281° | 95 m | 15.5 mi |
| Windy Hill | WSW 237° | 71 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438066362
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