Karle Wilson Baker
Karle Wilson Baker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin Building: 0.0 mi
- Stephen Fuller Austin: 0.0 mi
- Alton W. Birdwell: 0.0 mi
- Paul Lewis Boynton: 0.0 mi
- Pioneering Higher Education in East Texas: 0.0 mi
- SFA Mast Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Blount Park: 0.5 mi
- Pecan Park: 0.6 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
- Banita Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- The Island: 11.8 mi
- Flower Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Denny Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Beard Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Button Mountain: 19.1 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old University Building: 1.0 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 1.3 mi
- Texas Forestry Museum: 19.0 mi
- Museum of East Texas: 19.8 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 0.6 mi
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 14.6 mi
- Angelina College Roadrunner: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Karle Wilson Baker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NW 321° | 221 m | 19.1 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NW 316° | 211 m | 13.4 mi |
| Carter Mountain | WNW 289° | 196 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | NNW 337° | 189 m | 22.1 mi |
| Denny Mountain | NW 316° | 188 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hollow Rock Mountain | NE 52° | 172 m | 20.3 mi |
| Beard Mountain | NW 310° | 160 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | NE 44° | 159 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:43 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nacogdoches, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452355524
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