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James Hodges, Sr.

James Hodges, Sr. from directly overhead

James Hodges, Sr. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Duncan's Ferry (on San Marcos River), a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.50585, -97.51206

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Santa Anna Mound: 4.1 mi
  • Stevens Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Watson Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Iron Peak: 11.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • East Avenue Lions Park: 4.3 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 7.0 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 8.0 mi
  • Southside Park: 13.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Old Jail Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Gonzales Memorial Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Pioneer Flight Museum: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Hodges, Sr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crouch BenchmarkN 9°224 m22.8 mi
Round MountainN 1°214 m17.0 mi
Mill Creek HillsWNW 300°214 m24.4 mi
Capote KnobW 267°209 m16.8 mi
Capote HillsW 265°181 m16.8 mi
Iron MountainsN 360°171 m14.9 mi
Iron PeakNNW 349°164 m11.3 mi
Frederick MoundENE 75°154 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3119:5920:34
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:2117:0117:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579716053
Precip in2.42.12.82.84.73.42.02.93.63.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603336

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