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Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools

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Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Junior Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39014, -94.88475

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pursuit church park: 0.9 mi
  • Texas Sesquicentennial Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Kilgore City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Central Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 18
Peaks: 11
  • Holland Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • East Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Starrville Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • West Mountain: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.6 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 0.9 mi
  • Served with Honor: 11.2 mi
  • Fine Arts Complex: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNNW 346°204 m22.9 mi
East MountainN 3°200 m14.7 mi
Starrville MountainWNW 287°196 m15.0 mi
Goodman MountainWNW 283°192 m6.2 mi
West MountainN 355°191 m15.7 mi
Tidwell MountainN 357°191 m16.6 mi
Simpson MountainN 355°188 m23.4 mi
McDonald MountainN 355°181 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:31
June solstice06:1419:5420:30
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:1816:4217:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667481848478675649
Precip in3.63.84.53.94.84.22.52.63.23.93.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview E TX Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403644409

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