Herder Half Moon Place
Herder Half Moon Place is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Moon, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Shiner, Lavaca County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110022980, matched on coordinates and name (133 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
97 named places within 25 miles
- Half Moon: 0.9 mi
- SPJST Shiner Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Captain Charles Welhausen: 2.2 mi
- Welhausen Park Bandstand: 2.2 mi
- Welhausen Park: 2.2 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 9.9 mi
- Moulton City Park: 10.3 mi
- Yoakum City Park: 11.0 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 14.8 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 10.0 mi
- Frederick Mound: 11.6 mi
- Russell Hill: 14.7 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 14.9 mi
- Obar Hill: 17.5 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 2.5 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 14.9 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 15.4 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 18.8 mi
- Petersburg: 18.7 mi
- Praha: 18.8 mi
- Hackberry: 22.7 mi
- Monthalia: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herder Half Moon Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | NNE 18° | 181 m | 17.5 mi |
| Frederick Mound | NNE 15° | 154 m | 11.6 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNE 13° | 154 m | 14.7 mi |
| Watson Hill | W 278° | 128 m | 24.6 mi |
| Stevens Hill | W 274° | 119 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | NNW 344° | 107 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mustang Mott | SSW 211° | 100 m | 24.8 mi |
| Santa Anna Mound | WNW 283° | 95 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:00 | 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/12438066350
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