John Herron
John Herron is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is McDade, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- McDade: 2.8 mi
- Rock Front Saloon, 1870: 3.0 mi
- McDade Baptist Church: 3.0 mi
- Rural Farms and Communities Before Camp Swift: 4.0 mi
- Three Oaks (Goerlitz) Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Bastrop Lands: 6.6 mi
- Lake Bastrop South Shore Park: 7.4 mi
- Goins Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Jewell Hodges Park: 9.1 mi
- Dunstan: 5.8 mi
- Yewpon: 6.4 mi
- Phelan: 7.4 mi
- McDuff: 12.6 mi
- Grassyville: 12.8 mi
- Lotman Hill: 6.7 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 7.1 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 7.7 mi
- Clay Hill: 13.7 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 14.4 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 9.9 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 15.7 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 16.9 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 18.2 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.0 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 23.8 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 16.3 mi
- Fork in the Road: 22.1 mi
- Bill Picket: 24.2 mi
- Memorial Grove: 5.3 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 9.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Herron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNE 28° | 232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 31° | 225 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 287° | 205 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lotman Hill | S 183° | 201 m | 6.7 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | WSW 244° | 177 m | 14.4 mi |
| Royston Hill | S 175° | 174 m | 18.0 mi |
| High Point | SSW 193° | 174 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hergotz Hill | W 268° | 144 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395089055
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