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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 Vicory Barker Tunstall, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

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

77 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 53
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: 5
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 18.3 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 19.1 mi
  • Trilady Park: 23.4 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2

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 HillN199 m23.4 mi
Houston MoundNNE168 m15.4 mi
Big HillNE140 m23.1 mi
Fowler HillNE131 m24.4 mi
Liberty HillNE109 m17.6 mi
Gary HillW77 m2.9 mi
Dutch HillW74 m9.4 mi
Sugar MoundsE73 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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