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Kennard

Kennard from directly overhead

Kennard is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Pryor Mountain stands 210 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of Kennard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

high school in Kennard, Houston County, Texas

Wikidata Q6389521, matched on coordinates and name (248 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.35988, -95.18217
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 16
  • Sugar Mounds: 5.1 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Big Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Houston Mound: 20.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 7.3 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 13.3 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 19.8 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pryor MountainN 359°210 m25.0 mi
Jones MountainN 359°199 m23.2 mi
Gibson MountainN 3°199 m23.6 mi
Round MountainN 359°191 m23.5 mi
Smith MountainN 1°184 m22.3 mi
Sunshine MountainN 5°183 m21.9 mi
Collins MountainN 357°181 m20.3 mi
Henry White MountainN 6°178 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:33
June solstice06:1819:5320:29
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1616:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505560687681848479695952

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveton, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971399395

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