Jacob Castleman
Jacob Castleman is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Bastrop County High Point stands 226 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
109 named places within 25 miles
- F.W. Flato: 2.8 mi
- Olle Hotel: 3.3 mi
- Wheeler Building: 3.3 mi
- Flatonia: 3.4 mi
- Flatonia Methodist Church: 3.5 mi
- Flatonia Rail Park: 3.3 mi
- Central Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- 7-Acre Park: 3.8 mi
- Garbade Park: 3.8 mi
- McWhirter Park: 3.8 mi
- Russell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Obar Hill: 2.0 mi
- Frederick Mound: 4.0 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 9.3 mi
- Monument Hill: 22.2 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 3.3 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 15.4 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Praha: 4.2 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 15.3 mi
- Hackberry: 15.8 mi
- Stella: 17.2 mi
- Oakland: 18.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacob Castleman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County High Point | NW 313° | 226 m | 24.3 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | NW 304° | 224 m | 23.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 289° | 214 m | 23.9 mi |
| Obar Hill | NNE 18° | 181 m | 2.0 mi |
| Royston Hill | NNW 346° | 174 m | 24.5 mi |
| Iron Mountains | WNW 283° | 171 m | 23.8 mi |
| Russell Hill | WSW 258° | 154 m | 1.7 mi |
| Frederick Mound | SSW 208° | 154 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:59 | 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 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971419751
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