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Kilgore High School

Kilgore High School from directly overhead

Kilgore High School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean-Keener-Crim House, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

high school in Kilgore, Texas, United States

Dates from 1933.

Wikidata Q16998370, matched on coordinates and name (84 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39309, -94.87239

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Texas Sesquicentennial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Wood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kilgore City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Central Park: 1.0 mi
Museums: 15
Peaks: 12
  • Holland Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • East Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • West Mountain: 15.6 mi
  • Starrville Mountain: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 0.6 mi
  • Served with Honor: 10.6 mi
  • Fine Arts Complex: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNNW 344°204 m22.9 mi
East MountainN 0°200 m14.5 mi
Starrville MountainWNW 286°196 m15.6 mi
Goodman MountainW 280°192 m6.9 mi
West MountainN 352°191 m15.6 mi
Tidwell MountainN 354°191 m16.4 mi
Simpson MountainN 354°188 m23.2 mi
McDonald MountainN 353°181 m22.8 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 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610695

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