Houston-Leon County Coal Company
Houston-Leon County Coal Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Gospel Hill stands 92 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Hill Cemetery, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
74 named places within 25 miles
- Center Hill Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Rockland Cemetery, Church and School: 2.2 mi
- Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- The Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer: 2.4 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Lovelady: 2.9 mi
- Gary Hill: 13.6 mi
- Dutch Hill: 16.8 mi
- Kent Hill: 20.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 24.1 mi
- Gospel Hill: 24.2 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Trilady Park: 11.1 mi
- Stewart Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Trinity County Park: 18.8 mi
- Antioch: 6.2 mi
- Prairie Point: 6.3 mi
- Alabama: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Houston-Leon County Coal Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel Hill | SSE 164° | 92 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gary Hill | NNW 345° | 77 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SSE 151° | 77 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NW 323° | 74 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sugar Mounds | ENE 62° | 73 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kent Hill | NNW 327° | 67 m | 20.2 mi |
| Camp Hill | SSE 150° | 61 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:48 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414136348
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