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Helena Kimble Dill Nelson

Helena Kimble Dill Nelson from directly overhead

Helena Kimble Dill Nelson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Palestine Cemetery, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.65795, -95.02525

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Graveyard Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Carter Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Henry White Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Bradford Mountain: 7.4 mi
Parks: 24
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 11.7 mi
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 12.9 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 6.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNE 39°221 m15.9 mi
Bradford MountainNNW 333°214 m7.4 mi
Flower MountainENE 61°211 m14.6 mi
Pryor MountainWNW 294°210 m10.5 mi
Ghent MountainNW 307°207 m21.3 mi
Mount HopeWNW 301°206 m16.7 mi
Casey MountainNW 315°200 m22.5 mi
Gibson MountainWNW 290°199 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1619:5320:29
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1716:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414046

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