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Industry Post Office

Industry Post Office from directly overhead

Industry Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is John Friedrich Ernst, Jr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.97878, -96.50392

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Harmonie Park: 6.5 mi
  • Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
  • Fayetteville City Park: 11.2 mi
  • Patrick Heard Park: 12.6 mi
  • Henkel Square: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Rocky Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pickard High School: 14.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWNW 282°168 m17.5 mi
Homeyer MountainNW 322°139 m16.0 mi
Monument HillWSW 254°138 m23.8 mi
Rocky HillSW 223°137 m12.0 mi
Shepherd MountainNNW 347°129 m20.9 mi
Live Oak HillSW 229°125 m13.8 mi
Indian HillW 268°101 m24.3 mi
Red HillSE 131°94 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2619:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1916:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389305591

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