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James Taylor White

James Taylor White from directly overhead

James Taylor White is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 23 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1980
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates29.83744, -94.60830

23.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Chambers County Youth Project Show: 2.5 mi
Near Site of the Signing of Turtle Bayou Resolutions: 2.7 mi
Anahuac Oil and Gas Field: 3.6 mi
Abshier Cemetery: 5.5 mi
Black Education in Chambers County: 5.9 mi

Parks54

Cedar Hill Park: 7.1 mi
Fort Anahuac Park: 7.3 mi
Double Bayou Park: 11.1 mi
Hugo Point Park: 11.4 mi
M. Q. Bradford Park: 12.6 mi

Nature reserves11

Trinity River Island Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge: 12.3 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Champion Lake Area: 12.8 mi
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge: 13.5 mi
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge: 15.3 mi

Museums5

Wallisville Heritage Park Museum: 5.3 mi
Chambers County Museum at Wallisville: 7.7 mi
Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 15.5 mi
Old School Museum: 22.0 mi
Baytown Historical Museum: 22.8 mi

Peaks3

Cedar Hill: 7.1 mi
Barbers Hill: 17.4 mi
Mesquite Knoll: 22.9 mi

Rest areas2

Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area: 0.0 mi
Chambers County Westbound Rest Area: 0.2 mi

Cliffs2

Needle Point: 18.4 mi
Graveyard Hill: 20.6 mi

Attractions1

Elise's Family Fun Center: 17.1 mi

Springs1

BLUE HOLE: 21.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Barbers Hill	W 273°	25 m	17.4 mi
Cedar Hill	WNW 292°	6 m	7.1 mi
Mesquite Knoll	WSW 238°	0 m	22.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:59	19:30
June solstice	06:19	19:48	20:23
September equinox	07:08	18:45	19:16
December solstice	07:11	16:48	17:24

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	52	56	62	68	75	81	83	83	79	71	61	54
Precip in	4.6	3.1	3.6	4.4	5.4	5.8	5.7	7.0	7.0	4.8	3.9	4.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402925757

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