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John Wortham

John Wortham from directly overhead

John Wortham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Camp Hill stands 199 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is John Gordon Beasley, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.35916, -95.47580

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • Gary Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Kent Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Houston Mound: 15.4 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 17.6 mi
Parks: 6
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 19.1 mi
  • Trilady Park: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp HillN 351°199 m23.4 mi
Houston MoundNNE 15°168 m15.4 mi
Big HillNE 36°140 m23.1 mi
Fowler HillNE 40°131 m24.4 mi
Liberty HillNE 38°109 m17.6 mi
Gary HillW 267°77 m2.9 mi
Dutch HillW 271°74 m9.4 mi
Sugar MoundsE 94°73 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:1919:5520:30
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1816:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136334

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