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"Hey Paula"

"Hey Paula" from directly overhead

"Hey Paula" is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 410 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Payne University, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.71725, -98.98567

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Round Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 13.5 mi
Parks: 24
  • Old Main Park: 0.0 mi
  • Muse Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Wiggins Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Letbetter Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.4 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 0.5 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of "Hey Paula". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 276°589 m20.2 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 25°585 m17.3 mi
Star MountainNE 36°577 m16.4 mi
Long MountainNE 51°562 m21.5 mi
Round MountainNE 49°554 m22.0 mi
Salt MountainNE 39°550 m13.8 mi
Spur MountainE 92°549 m17.8 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE 106°537 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225948

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